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Chelsea ace Sterling received £1 MILLION-a-week Saudi offer

Chelsea ace Raheem Sterling rejected a near £1 MILLION-a-week deal from Saudi Arabia last year.

Currently on over £300,000-a-week at Chelsea, the Telegraph says Sterling was offered a triple-your-money contract from the Saudi Pro League last summer.

It would've placed Sterling amongst the league's highest earners.

But the attacker rejected the proposal, feeling it wasn't right to quit Chelsea after just one year.

Sterling scored for Chelsea in last night's 1-1 draw at Manchester City,

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