Ray Parlour has recommended that Raheem Sterling should take a pay cut in order to revive his dwindling career to be able to leave Chelsea.

Raheem Sterling of Manchester City takes on Stuart Armstrong of Celtic during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic FC and Manchester City FC at Celtic Park on September 28, 2016. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Raheem Sterling is receiving backing from the Professional Footballers' Association after being frozen out of Chelsea 's first-team squad. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has made it abundantly clear that Sterling has no future at Stamford Bridge and he is now training in isolation alongside Axel Disasi, who has similarly been cast aside.

Chelsea is unlikely to terminate Raheem Sterling's contract with the club due to the financial pressure an upfront payment would cause.

RAHEEM Sterling has been told that he has an easy life and should get on with things as his career endures a hiatus at Chelsea, writes Sam French. Two of Chelsea’s most high-profile players, Sterling and Axel Disasi, have been sidelined at Stamford Bridge, training separately from the first team and omitted from matchday squads.

Raheem Sterling could be reunited with Brendan Rodgers, more than a decade after the pair were involved in a heated training ground altercation that was caught on camera.

CHELSEA have been warned that their treatment of Raheem Sterling and the “bomb squad” could amount to “abusive conduct” under Fifa rules. Professional Footballers Association chief executive