BIG GIFT: Raheem Sterling to Arsenal, here we go! Agreement done on loan move from Chelsea. Player wanted the move, also spoke to Mikel Arteta

RAHEEM Sterling’s season-long loan from Chelsea to Arsenal is now complete.

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The clubs announced the news about three hours after the Premier League transfer window closed.

Arsenal signed Raheem Sterling on a loan, but the transfer wasn’t officialised until three hours after the market closed.

Arsenal signed Raheem Sterling on a loan, but the transfer wasn’t officialised until three hours after the market closed.

At the team’s training facility, the newly acquired Arsenal star beams as he signs paperwork.

As he signs documents at the team’s training facility, the newly acquired Arsenal star beams.

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After Enzo Maresca cut the 82-cap England footballer, who was previously with Chelsea, he was informed he had no future at Stamford Bridge.

Although the transfer window closed at 11 p.m. on Friday, clubs who had timely completed deal papers could still submit the required documentation to complete moves.

Although the trade fell through, the 29-year-old Sterling was previously mooted as a possible Jadon Sancho successor at Manchester United.

With his move to the Emirates, Sterling will have a better chance of playing this season.

Sterling’s career has been mainly successful in the Premier League.

He has won one FA Cup and four league titles at Manchester City.

Jadon Sancho is reportedly on the verge of joining Manchester United on a loan agreement that includes a purchase commitment at Stamford Bridge, among other potential moves.

The news that Al-Ahli was closing in on their two top striker targets, Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney, struck the Blues a blow on deadline day.

Premier League teams Chelsea have expressed interest in England attacker Toney ahead of a potential transfer. This season, he has not been named in a Bees matchday squad.

Thomas Frank, the head coach of Brentford, confirmed the move in a club release, saying, “I’m happy he has an opportunity to try something new in his life and career.”