Chelsea have been strongly linked with Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling, which would make him the 11th England international signed by the club since 2003 – but how have the previous 10 fared at Stamford Bridge?
As Chelsea have enjoyed the most successful era in their history, plenty of their players have been called upon by a succession of Three Lions bosses from John Terry and Frank Lampard to Reece James and Mason Mount.
But, especially in recent years, these have tended to be academy products while players like Daniel Sturridge only made their international debut after moving to Stamford Bridge
So we’ve identified the 10 players who were already England internationals when Chelsea signed them and investigated how they fared in west London.
Ben Chilwell
Chilwell has enjoyed and endured a mixed Chelsea career so far.
The England left-back won the Champions League in his first season, impressing in the final victory over Manchester City but spent Euro 2020 on the bench and started his second Chelsea season out of the side.
And, after regaining his place with some impressive performances, Chilwell suffered a season-ending injury before Christmas and could only watch on as their title challenge disintegrated.
You could argue his importance to Chelsea and England has only increased during his injury lay-off.
Rob Green
Infamous for his 2010 World Cup blunder, Green wasn’t given the opportunity to pull on the gloves in a competitive match for Chelsea.
But the goalkeeper still made himself a cult hero at Stamford Bridge with his celebrations after the Europa League final. Whatta guy.
🔊 “I’ll never forget the look on Willian’s face. He just looked at me and said, ‘What are you doing here!’”
This is the Rob Green story, the hero of Baku… 💚 pic.twitter.com/2bKffuIKDo
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 31, 2019
Ross Barkley
Strange one this.
Barkley hasn’t been terrible at Chelsea since his 2018 transfer. But the (let’s face it, former) England midfielder hasn’t fulfilled the potential of his early days at Everton.
He reminded everyone of his existence with his final-day winner against Watford in May 2022 but it’s clear that Barkley’s future lies away from Stamford Bridge.
Danny Drinkwater
Signed from Leicester for £35million in 2017, the three-cap wonder made just 12 Premier League appearances during what he described as ‘a shambles’ of a Chelsea career.
Taking to Instagram, Drinkwater wrote: “My time at…
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