Former England striker Darren Bent has claimed Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling isn’t good enough to play for Arsenal.

Responding to a caller on talkSPORT who said Sterling would ‘walk into’ the Arsenal team, Bent said: “That’s ridiculous.

“How does he walk into a side who are top of the Premier League? All the front-three are playing well. Martinelli is Arsenal’s joint-top goalscorer.

“Looking at Raheem Sterling’s form this season, he doesn’t walk into Arsenal’s front-three, no way. Arsenal’s front-three are flying. We’re not talking about a peak Sterling here.

“Arsenal’s forwards are flying. Sterling doesn’t make Arsenal stronger right now, Arsenal’s current front-three are playing better than Sterling.

“Martinelli and Saka are playing really well, better than Sterling. So why would you change that?”

Bent also said Sterling may face a ‘problem’ if he does decide to leave Chelsea at the end of the season given the lack of options for the forward.

The ex-Premier League striker added: “The problem is, where would he go?

“He can’t go back to Man City, he wouldn’t go back to Liverpool, Man United wouldn’t take him. I think Newcastle and Spurs are the two you would look at maybe.”