Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder, Emmanuel Petit, has said that the Gunners' summer signing, Raheem Sterling was a panic buy for Mikel Arteta's side. Petit added that Gunners boss, Mikel Arteta had his eyes set on another winger but had to settle for Sterĺing.
Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder, Emmanuel Petit , has said that the Gunners' summer signing, Raheem Sterling was a panic buy for Mikel Arteta's side. Petit added that Gunners boss, Mikel Arteta had his eyes set on another winger but had to settle for Sterĺing. Raheem Sterling was deemed surplus to requirements by new Chelsea boss, Enzo Maresca and was asked to leave the club.
Petit told Instant Casino that Sterling was not Arteta's first-choice signing but a 'panic buy'. 'Raheem Sterling was a panic buy. For me, Mikel Arteta knows that he’s missing players, numbers in his squad, quality players in terms of rotation,' claimed Petit . 'He knows that, so at the end of the transfer market during the summer, he knew that he had no choice just to get Sterling because he didn’t want to put the big money on the table for other players.
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