Former Chelsea and Aston Villa star, Chris Sutton has advised Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane to abandon his pursuit of Eden Hazard and instead sign Manchester City player, Raheem Sterling.
Zidane
has made Hazard his top priority in his first transfer window since his
return to the dugout at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Sutton believes he is
targeting the wrong Premier League attacker.
However, Sutton
hailed Sterling as ‘world class’ in the aftermath of England’s 5-1 rout
in Montenegro, where the Manchester City star ran the show while bagging
a late goal.
“You have to say that Raheem Sterling is now world class,” Sutton told the Daily Mail.
“If
you were Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, surely you would want to buy
him over Eden Hazard. Is there anything Sterling cannot do? His weight
of pass is superb, his movement off the ball is lethal and he has become
deadly in front of goal.
“What defender in the world would want
to face Sterling in this form? It doesn’t matter if you take him on or
back off — either way he will destroy you.
“He is still just 24
and improving year on year. His wonderful performances for England in
the last two games have confirmed that he can thrive on the
international stage.
“Sterling is one of the hottest properties in world football. If I was Real Madrid, I’d be making him my No1 target.”
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