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Chelsea confirm another departure, highly-rated defender Sterling completes loan move

Chelsea confirm Dujon Sterling has joined League One side Coventry City on a season-long loan. The Blues are having an exodus this summer, with Reece James recently joining Wigan Athletic on loan and Nathan Baxter spending next season with Yeovil Town.

As for Sterling, the highly-rated defender was named in the Team of the Tournament as England’s u19s won the European Championships. He’s also won the FA Youth Cup and UEFA Youth League with Chelsea and has a bright future ahead of him.

The 18-year-old rose through the youth ranks to the Chelsea first-team in 2017/18, making two senior appearances for the Blues – League Cup vs Nottingham Forest (September 20, 2017), FA Cup vs Norwich City (January 6, 2018).