Raheem Sterling cannot wait to be at his mum’s house eating Sunday lunch after “banging in the goals” at Stamford Bridge, writes JORDAN DAVIES. And Chelsea’s £50m signing says he is now “mature and old enough” to deal with the distractions London has to offer. Sterling, 27, made his debut for the Blues in the early hours of Thursday morning against Charlotte FC having completed his five-year move from Manchester City last week. It feels like a proper homecoming having grown up near Wembley Stadium and starting in the QPR academy before heading up north with Liverpool and then City. Now, he is back in the capital where it all began for him, but forget the nightlife and tourist attractions – the England international simply has family and football on his mind. In his first interview since joining up with his teammates on their USA pre-season tour, he said: “Every time I get back to London it is a surreal feeling. “When I first went up north I never really used to come down much. My family used to always come up so I could stay focused on work. Sometimes London can be a distraction. “But I am old enough now, mature enough. For my kids and family, it is going to be a big opportunity for us to spend more quality time with my mum, their grandmother, and be closer together. “You know what it is like. You score or you win a game, pop round to mum’s and have some Sunday dinner and pop back up. It is lovely.”
