Former England winger Raheem Sterling will continue his hunt for a new club as he has reportedly been turned down by a struggling European club.
Sterling has been without a club since being released by Dutch side Feyenoord earlier in 2026.
The 31-year-old former Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City winger was reportedly offered to three French teams in recent days, according to Foot Mercato.
However, things failed to work out as he was turned down.
Ligue 1 strugglers Le Havre are one of the clubs to whom Sterling has been offered, but the Normandy side have decided against pursuing him.
Two other unnamed French clubs have also turned down the opportunity to sign Sterling, despite the player being willing to take a pay cut.
Raheem Sterling during his time at Feyenoord (Photo by Jeroen van den Berg/Soccrates/Getty Images)
Foot Mercato reports: “Unfortunately for him, the Normandy club, believing they already have plenty of options in that position, preferred to decline the approach despite the player’s impressive CV. A second top-flight French club, whose name has not been revealed, was also contacted by his entourage, but the response was the same. Other, more exotic opportunities are already on the table. It now remains to be seen what direction the player wants to take his career.”
Sterling spent the second half of the 2025/26 campaign at Feyenoord, for whom he made just eight appearances, producing zero goal contributions.
This new setback come days after he admitted to dangerous driving on a motorway before crashing his Lamborghini in May of this year.
The winger was arrested after crashing near the M3 and later appeared before Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on May 28.
Sterling will next appear in court on November 25 and has been disqualified from driving in the interim.
