Sterling - 'Money is not everything in my life'

Why's he not a Jose player? The only thing about him that might potentially put Jose off is that he is very young still. Otherwise, he's pacy, he's strong and hes athletically so can run all day long. He hasn't been tested positionally but 1v1 defending i've seen Sterling do very well in general. If you're solid and athletic then Jose doesn't mind

 

Not sure I trust anything written in the papers but what is pretty obvious is that a) he is stalling, b) the money being talked about is madness c) this season he's done nothing to earn the sort of wage being touted, not even the lower figures.

Good player, great prospect but astronomical wage demands that he just can't justify. Neither can we as a club. If he wants more then he can go find a club to pay him more but he's not a player I'd be gutted to see leave as long as we get the right price....and if Barkley is being touted about as £50 mill () we should be demanding £60mill plus for Sterling.

 

Hit the nail on the head.

And if we did cave into his demands, it sets a dangerous precedent for every young talent we bring through in the future.

Plus, what will Sterling's next demand be? £200k? And that will probs be in another 6 months.

 

In fairness he is a lallana type is nasri.. he likes his little touches and one twos but most of all he starts on left runs infield then back passes.

I like playing against him cos ok... maybe one game in 5 he'll do something good but in general he'll play into our defenses strengths all day. he will never hurt a johnson or a can (not comparing the two reds) as he will never try to get round the outside

Bobby... honeslty yeah most managers won't but rodgers has been all buddy buddy I love to to sterling and minded him and us reds fans won't boo him if he misses a flaming open goal.

Bale had guys kicking his car after the el classico.. there is no way sterling is ready for that IMO. Yes there are the pressures like a big fee hanging over you too but i just feel that at certain clubs he could go to he'd get the balotelli treatment.....

and thats the rub... rodgers on the one hand can be all over sterling's ball sack and bascially treating balotelli like a leper (rightly) so.... is the kid ready for the leper treatment if he ****s up once playing for a club who expect... **** sake suarez got taken apart at barca.

Sure loverns got it... balotelli has got it too... sterling doesn't know he'd been born frankly... if i were him i'd have to think hard. he has 2 years left... he will be 22. nobody is going to let him run it down and he can rest absolutely assured that if he wants to play in euro 2016 he will have to play for LFC or someone else... cos if he doesn't sign.. there's no way i'd pick him in our team. I feel;

1. he can go if he wants
2. He is waiting to see if we get cl
3. he is waiting for a big offer

I just really feel we can not get a player quite as fast that easy but boy god we can get a better player than he is for the money.

 

Todays rumours suggest that it's not just about money and more about where he wants to play on the pitch, plus maybe a desire to return to London.

 

again correct but with 2 years left we have to exploit city or arsenal desperation to get english players and force the fee out of them. we have ibe... I'd rather spend 180k per week securing ibe and henderson that sterling. Easy decisions here i feel.

I think all reds fans knew michael owen was a bit **** when in general play bit was utterly lethal when given a chance. he got way too much money too soon as well and tried to run his contract down so rafa took action. We can sell sterling now and let him do likewise cos frankly... sterling doesn't have a great end product to his game, not yet at least.

I've seen him since the age of 14. He's improved a bit every year and actually at 15 he never got his head up. at 16 he transformed that aspect but he's missed a shed load always... just so much pace he could blow lads away.

We have secured coutinho.. we want to secure sterling just as we want to secure Henderson (and yes secure only means get a good fee if someoen comes in fine) but if we do not see any progress in may/june we must act fast.

 

I would say the papers have stuck in the london stuff just to link to arsenal a bit more. he'll go where-ever but i nthe end at 20 and wants to go to london (not a club) if real would start every alarm bell rining for a real club cos thats the high life not football thats at the ehar tof it..

I'm pretty sure however its just bull.

I'd take the money today.

 

Oh i'm not denying that i don't think he's ready. I was just pointing out that i don't think its necessarily Rodger's that is the one not putting the pressure but more the media and as you have pointed out the new fans who will be looking at the price tag and wondering why he's not performing.

Agreed with what everyone has said, he's got lots of potential and he fits right into Rodger's current counter attacking style but he isn't the player thats ready to step up yet in another team imo.

 

I reckon City would pay £40million for Sterling and the transfer fee would have a damaging effect on his career. He's a mug if he doesn't stick it out at Liverpool for at least another couple of years. He'll be looked after by the club in a way that City, Chelsea and Real simply don't give any consideration to.

 

I know mate. I don't think any of us particularly want to see the back of him, personally I think we need to keep building on what we've got but he certainly isn't irreplaceable after this seasons form. Like you say if he thinks he's worth double wages now imagine his demands if he has a good season

 

Yes.... I'd say that the instant a player signs a deal they stop being a "young players we developed" and become the guy we paid x for and we expect y.

The media, new manager and new fans all expect instant results.

Sterling would be ideal for a counter attack.. except for the fact he can't finish.. the day he beats 3 and slots one home form the half way line is the day he might come of age.. he's so inconsistent in front of goal. he says himself he pre-mediates actions... before the game even starts. That says to me if he's got time to think he's likely to **** it up. He's better jsut shooting but often even then he scuffs stuff.

 

I would agree. I would say that there are examples his agent will be filling him with guff about like the way levy would say x or y to modric then refuse to sell

I would have to say it'd be better for all if he signed a good new deal, made his money, put it away and forget about it and focus on improving. The counter lesson the agent doesn't point out is that modirc got his dream dream move rather than simply utd or city in the end. players moving on a free are not actually that common and you'd rather be really wanted than "oh look who's cheap less grab that but if he's not an instant hit who cares"

I cannot see LFc letting him run this contract down. If they do they are total clowns cos they refused suarez, handed him 180k per week and used it to get 75mil return plus 31goals and CL when they could have sold for 40.

unfortunately then they bought balotelli... so god knows.

The best deal IMO for sterling is to rip up his current deal and replace with a 4 year, release clause of 40-50mil and 100k per week to 120k.. whatever... then he can move when he is ready but rake it in now. his agents would love a free go at getting that 30mil for themselves on a free but thats their interest isn't it.

 

The London bit I understand because it takes so long to get to London from Lime St these days even longer if you can afford your own helicopter.

 

He's a London lad so I could maybe understand that more than a 20 year old wanting another £20k a week or whatever, on top of a £5m annual salary

The spoilt brat owes you another couple of years imo.

 

lets actually turn this around


LFC have a young asset.

however... There are big deals on the horizon.. Ronadlo is not the magic 30 year sof age and real are a bit sick of the sulk. Bale says he's going no place.. He want to be the man.

but which will go? will any?

If either chelsea or city... or indeed utd throw 80 million arround then who knows what will happen.

If for example say chelse pay 75mil for bale... cos ronaldo is staying? well what then at city? will they HAVE to make a statement? Will they come knocking at our door, and in fact will they want more than just sterling and throw 30mil at henderson as english player?

Or on the other hand will real flush with cash come knocking... who knows....

We really cannot predict what might occur or how FFP will balance it out.

We can say however that certain players have had their day at real and it looks to be all change there... and that will cascade change through europe.

If LFC are lucky this deal can be done at an inflated fee.

 

I think he will be a major loss to our team if he leaves. He is key to the system Rodgers plays.

There is no doubt that he has not been at the top of his game in the last few weeks. He has been distracted by all the speculation?

Havign said that, the club should not be held to ransom. Is he worth £180k/week (Was this figure put in the public domain by his agent?) It is like someone saying the car is worth £9000 but then when the buyer gets it for £6000 he feels he has got a bargain. How did we move from £100k being considered to £180k being refused???

 

As ever his agent will be the problem.

I don't know what the lad's on now, call it £50k a week. He signs a new 5 year contract at Liverpool for £150k a week, the agent gets a percentage of the increase. He signs for City for £40million, the agent gets a percentage of the transfer fee, a bung from the club and a load of new clients who want him to get them a transfer.

An agent who actually gives a toss about his client's career would absolutely tell the lad to stay at Liverpool as it will help his progression as a player and that an extra £20-£50k a week won't make any difference whatsoever to his life as he'll already be earning more money than anyone should realistically be spending.

 

Personally, I rather keep him because he's a top class talent.

We saw very well how good he can be alongside a world class player like Suarez, and was even more instrumental towards the end of last season.

And I know he hasn't been at his best this season but we should also remember that he has played out of position for majority of the season either as a striker or wing back - neither roles are natural to him.

And whilst he's not clinical, he was able to provide much needed movement and pressing when he led the attack - I would argue that we haven't been nearly as creative since Sturridge came back.

Rodgers has done a good job in his development but he's also harming him I feel. Rodgers did the right thing by building the team around Suarez last year but he's built the team around the wrong players this season i.e. expecting Sturridge to be fit, continuing to play Stevie.

Sterling and Coutinho are our best attackers - but are often sacrificed to fit others in namely Lallana.

 

Please dont take this the wrong way, but why will nobody allow him to run his deal down?

1. you can't force him to sign a deal

2. you can agree a price with a club, but unless it is where he want's to go then he doesn't have to move

3. you think the owners would let a prize asset sit in the reserves...or that Rodgers would not pick one of his best players even if he knew he was going?

 

That's it to me, I wouldn't be gutted if he left as we'd get good money for him. He's a very good player and he may one day become a great player but this isn't like losing a Suarez or an in form Torres, he can be easily replaced.