John Terry and Joe Cole have supported Chelsea's £50m move push for Manchester City ahead Raheem Sterling.
Four-time Premier League champ Sterling finished a major cash move to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, signing a five-year contract with Chelsea.
Raheem Sterling, who scored 131 goals in 339 games for Man City, becomes Todd Boehly's most memorable significant signing since the Americans purchased the club from Roman Abramovich.
As well as flourishing for Manchester City, Sterling has been a backbone of England's team throughout the last ten years and both Terry and Cole anticipate that he should flourish at Chelsea.
'Welcome to Chelsea, Raheem,' previous Blues skipper Terry composed on Instagram. 'What a signing this is… best of luck mate.'
Ex-Chelsea midfielder Cole added to BBC Sport: 'Chelsea are getting quite possibly of England's best player in the prime of his profession at a decent cost.
'It's an extraordinary piece of business. It helps us in the last third of the pitch - he's a goalscorer and he can help the youthful players.
'We are exceptionally youthful around there - Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Christian Pulisic. Raheem is five or six years more seasoned than them, has more games added to his repertoire, and has obtained a lifetime of experience already.
'He can assist with the administration bunch too. He's important for the initial gathering for England. We've lost Antonio Rudiger, so he will be vital here and there on the pitch.'
Having brought home four Premier League championships and five EFL Cups at Manchester City, Sterling will hope to lift more silverware at Chelsea.
The Blues completed third in the Premier League last season and endured penalty shootout losses to Liverpool in the finals of the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
Examining Sterling's appearance, Chelsea proprietor Boehly said: 'Raheem is a chronic victor and his signing is a significant stage in reinforcing our crew.
'We are glad for Raheem to get back to London with Chelsea, and we anticipate seeing his a-list ability in plain view at Stamford Bridge.'
Chelsea is as of now in America for their pre-season visit. Thomas Tuchel's side starts their 2022-23 Premier League season on August 6 against Frank Lampard's Everton.
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