“With such player playing for Arsenal, you literally can’t beat them and they will easily win the League… Something must be done to stop them”: Pep Gaurdiorla says Arsenal has signed ONE player who has made them unbeatable as he urged FA to investigate the transfer due to some illegalities

HusseinSeptember 13, 2024Last Updated: September 13, 2024

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Considering Mikel Arteta’s issues with injury and availability, Raheem Sterling must be fancying his chances of making a full debut for Arsenal in the North London derby.

And it seems the prospect of that happening would go down well with Gunners fans and with pundits. Since the deadline day switch to the Emirates, Sterling’s move has been hailed as a good piece of business, mainly for Arsenal and for the player himself.

Title contenders get a player who knows what it is like to win a title, a player who has been bombed out at a club that finished sixth last season gets a chance at one that finished second. Player leaves a club that is in the Europa Conference League for a club that is in the Champions League. Player leaves a manager who clearly does not fancy him for a manager who has loved him in the past.

As many have said, it looks like a win-win-win situation for Sterling and Arsenal. But here is what does not win, here is what does not come out of Sterling’s imminent Arsenal debut well. The Premier League’s integrity.

Whether starting or not, Sterling might play a crucial part in an Arsenal win at Tottenham on Sunday. But he will not be able to play a crucial part in Arsenal’s game at Stamford Bridge in a couple of months’ time. In any team sporting competition, that is fundamentally wrong.

Sterling might score a match-winning worldie on Sunday but he will not be allowed to score one against one of Tottenham’s main adversaries, Chelsea. How can that be right? It is a blot on the Premier League’s copybook.

When they borrowed him – and that is all they have done, borrowed him – Arsenal gave Sterling the full welcome-video treatment. But he is a Chelsea player. End of story. They are still paying a huge chunk of his £325,000-a-week wages.