Professional footballer Raheem Sterling is reportedly in a period of significant personal and professional difficulty, with friends expressing concern that he is "completely lost." These concerns follow a period marked by a dangerous driving charge and a move to Chelsea that has been privately described by Sterling as a "huge mistake."
In May of this year, Sterling admitted to police that he had a "problem with nitrous oxide." This statement came in the wake of his arrest for dangerous driving in his Lamborghini Urus. The incident and its aftermath have been cited as a controversy from which Sterling has never recovered.
His career trajectory has been a subject of concern, with former teammates and associates noting a fall from grace. After a tenure at Chelsea, Sterling was moved to the "bomb squad" by then-manager Enzo Maresca. Sources indicate that Sterling believed a move to Feyenoord would allow him to escape scrutiny and start anew, but this attempt to relaunch his career ended ignominiously, with "no escape" from the pressures.
Friends of Sterling have voiced that they do not know where he goes from here, feeling he has been "devoured and expelled" by the sport. Reports suggest that he entered an "oblivion mode" during this period. Compounding these issues, it is suggested that the agent Sterling chose early in his Liverpool days, Aidy Ward, played a role in the complicated public contract negotiations that characterized his career.
