A wholesome clip of Raheem Sterling and Thomas Tuchel has emerged as the new signing moves to Chelsea.
Sterling recently joined the Blues in a £55m move from Manchester City and made his first appearance in a pre-season friendly against Charlotte on Wednesday.
Despite leaving a Premier League rival, the England international already appears to be a popular member of the Chelsea squad.
A video has emerged of the 27-year-old taking on Blues boss Tuchel in a table tennis competition during the club’s pre-season tour of America.
Sterling abruptly dispatches his new manager after a brief rally – and the German laughs as he throws his paddle onto the table.
“Not against Raheem!” Tuchel repeated several times as the Chelsea team laughed at his expense.
On the pitch, Sterling impressed Tuchel with his performance against Charlotte.
The striker was brought on at half-time and netted his penalty in a shootout which Chelsea lost.
Tuchel said: “I saw four accelerations in the second half and they all came from Raheem. This is what he delivers and there is no need for major doubts or huge criticisms.
“But it’s never important what the manager has in mind before pre-season, it’s the reality that counts. Every day of training and matches like this counts and from there we go .
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