Sterling, 20, has two years left to run on his current contract and has been subject of much transfer speculation since before the 2014/15 season had even concluded.
Liverpool, however, are believed to be holding out for a deal worth an incredible £50 million.
Liverpool finished eight points adrift of the top four and it is believed Sterling is eager to join a club in the Champions League, with City, Manchester United and Arsenal all linked with the winger.
Sterling was jeered by some fans during England’s goalless draw with the Republic of Ireland on Sunday, less then a month after he was booed by Liverpool fans as he collected the club’s Young Player of the Year award.
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak had earlier given chief executive Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain a strong endorsement.
Khaldoon told City TV: “It (the business) is working very well. We are on target in our business plan.
“I would say it is one of the areas that I must give credit to Ferran. He has managed the group extremely well. We have a great chief executive in Ferran.
“He understands the business very well, he is a man that understands multiple markets. He knows how to approach this business in an effective way. I would say we are in safe hands.
“One of the things that makes me very comfortable and relaxed is we have, in City, a great organisation with top-notch people that are the best in class in every position.
“We have a great CEO, solid management across the board, we have great coaches, great football directors. It allows me to sit and talk comfortably knowing that most of the burden is carried by professional, top-notch individuals.”
OUR VIEW
£50million!? That’s a lot for Raheem. However, it’d be wrong to assume that Liverpool actually believe he’s worth that much. It’s more likely that they are simply confident that they can get someone to pay that much. Given the ridiculous premium on English players these days, the fact that several clubs with big budgets are all competing for his interest and the fact that, well, this is professional football in the 21st century, perhaps it’s not that crazy of the Reds to hold out for such a fee. Worst case scenario: they scare everybody off and keep Raheem Sterling. Your move, City…
source:eurosport.com
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