Football Insider reports that Newcastle United's past interest in Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling is not likely to advance beyond the initial stage, as the club does not want to take on the player's wages.

Information from Newcastle sources indicates they are not in talks for Raheem Sterling and have not made an approach. No deal has been offered from Tyneside.

England winger Raheem Sterling, 31, is expected to leave Chelsea in January, and Newcastle is the latest Premier League club to have expressed an interest, according to Football Insider.

Raheem Sterling is among Newcastle's targets. After being excluded from the Chelsea squad for the match against Manchester City last weekend, the England winger expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation and conveyed that he felt an explanation was owed to him by manager Enzo Maresca. While Sterling is expected to be part of Chelsea’s Premier League squad if he stays at the club, he is not anticipated to have a significant role under Maresca, who also did not play him in the Conference League victory over Servette in midweek.