Raheem Sterling WILL return to England’s World Cup base in Qatar on Friday
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BREAKING NEWS: England confirm Raheem Sterling will return to his World Cup base in Qatar on Friday and rejoin the team after flying home to tend to his family following a break-in at his £6m mansion
Raheem Sterling is expected to rejoin the England squad on Friday, 24 hours before they face France in the World Cup quarter-final.
The 27-year-old left Doha ahead of the Three Lions’ 3-0 win over Senegal following reports of a break-in at his home in Surrey.
As Sportsmail reported this morning, the FA have been instructed to investigate the logistics of a return.
Raheem Sterling will return to England’s World Cup training base on Friday
Burglars broke into the locked £6m home of the father-of-three in Surrey on Saturday night
And in a brief statement, they have now confirmed Sterling’s plans. The statement read: ‘Raheem Sterling will return to England’s World Cup base in Qatar.
“The Chelsea striker has left temporarily to attend to a family matter, but is now expected to rejoin the team at Al Wakrah on Friday ahead of the quarter-final with France.”
Sterling will have missed large chunks of vital preparation and is highly unlikely to start on Saturday night.
Private security have been patrolling the property in Surrey (photo taken Monday morning)
Harry Maguire (pictured) has spoken out in solidarity with fellow England star Sterling following a burglary at the player’s property in Surrey.
However, it will provide an additional option, especially if England progress to the semi-final and potentially beyond.
Shortly after word broke that Sterling would leave Sunday night, Sterling’s spokesman said armed assailants had entered his property while his family was home and that he was understandably anxious to return.
However, police later said the theft of jewelery and watches had been discovered when the family returned from Qatar, adding that they had received no reports of armed intruders.
Surrey police said Wednesday morning they had arrested two men on suspicion of burglary following reports of suspicious activity in Oxshott and were working to establish whether those arrested were connected to the burglary at Sterling’s home, which is nearby. .
Sterling is among dozens of top soccer players whose homes have been attacked by burglars.
The men were seen acting suspiciously in a garden on Tuesday night with a helicopter and a canine unit deployed.
A short time later, the force issued a new statement saying they did not believe there was a connection.
They continue to investigate the burglary report at Sterling’s home and have yet to make any arrests.
A spokesperson added: “Officers are investigating the circumstances and the investigation is continuing.”