Raheem Sterling will rejoin England’s World Cup squad in Qatar on Friday after flying home to deal with the fallout of a robbery at his house, the Football Association has confirmed.
The 28-year-old left the camp on Sunday morning following talks with manager Gareth Southgate after it emerged he had been the victim of at least one incident at his Surrey home.
Officers in Oxshott have arrested two people following an operation involving police dogs and a helicopter but the men are not believed to involved in a second incident, a reported armed break-in, which is alleged to have taken place last Saturday evening.
England play France in the quarterfinals on Saturday and an FA statement on Thursday read: “Raheem Sterling will return to England’s World Cup base in Qatar.
A statement from the Three Lions revealed that Sterling will be back with the squad on Friday, meaning that he should be in contention to face Les Bleus at the weekend.
“Raheem Sterling will return to England’s @FIFAWorldCup base in Qatar. The #ThreeLions forward temporarily left to attend to a family matter but is now expected to rejoin the squad in Al Wakrah tomorrow ahead of the quarter-final with France,” a tweet read.
