Chelsea 'moving forward with negotiations' over 154-goal star at Stamford Bridge.

 Chelsea 'moving forward with negotiations' over 154-goal star at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea could start negotiations this week for a deal for Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling, according to Dean Jones.

The 27-year-old has just come off the back of a title winning season with Manchester City, but has been linked with a move to west London this summer.

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According to Fabrizio Romano, there is a positive feeling around Chelsea that a deal can be struck with City, who are prepared to let Sterling leave.

The same tweet also suggests that the player is also happy for the move to go through.

Romano has also previously suggested that the Manchester club would want between €55/60m (£47.5/51.8m) to let the 77-cap England international leave the Etihad Stadium.

Both clubs will want to get the deal done as soon as possible, with clubs returning to pre-season ahead of the Premier League campaign in August, and Jones believes that negotiations could begin this week.