Arsenal a 'Perfect fit' for Raheem Sterling

Arsenal signed winger Raheem Sterling late on Deadline Day and the former Chelsea man is excited to get down to business.

It has taken awhile, but Arsenal finally has adequate cover for Bukayo Saka in the form of winger Raheem Sterling. After joining on loan, the former Liverpool, Manchester City, and Chelsea star now takes his talents to north London with Mikel Arteta.

With the Gunners seemingly the only team capable of pushing City to the brink in the title race (maybe Liverpool, too), Arteta knew he needed for firepower and squad depth - enter Raheem.

And to say that Sterling is happy with his move to the Gunners is an understatement.

"I’m buzzing," Sterling said via arsenal.com. "It’s one where we left it late but it’s one I was hoping for. Looking at everything, I’m just like: ‘this is a perfect fit for me’, and I’m super happy that we got it over the line. It’s a perfect fit for me to be at a football club like this, where you can see that hunger, that desire, year on year, they are pushing and pushing and pushing. That’s exactly how I am as a person. Each year you want to get better and do better than the previous year. Hopefully, I can gel really well with the boys and get going. It’s time now to meet the boys, get settled in and hopefully now see some game time and make my mark."

Now wearing No. 30, Sterling will be looking to get off to the perfect start to his Gunners career and what better way than to perform at a high level against rivals Tottenham, which is Arsenal's next league match after the international break.

Arteta has already stated that the club will look to get Sterling "up to speed as quick as possible" which might suggest he could feature against Spurs.

With the Gunners stumbling against Brighton in their last league outing, getting back on track against Tottenham would be the perfect tonic.

And Sterling, perhaps scoring the winner, would cap off a "perfect" start for the winger at his new club.