Raheem Sterling

[danperkins]

He is a goner then

Maybe even a gooner

[danperkins]

So you think 18 months?

I think more like 2 seasons after this. If we fail.

However, I dont think we will fail. Our squad is young and full of incredibly talented young players. We will need to keep adding finished articles, but going forward we look in a great position.

As a matter of interest who are these incredibly talented young players?

[Alex]

Sterling, Markovic, Ibe, Coutinho, Moreno, Manquillo and probably Flanagan.

All players who are young enough to develop into good first team players.

[Kenneth]

Erm, they already have Alex.*

*Except for Markovic, who's obviously a write off.

[danperkins]

Sterling, Markovic, Ibe, Coutinho, Moreno, Manquillo and probably Flanagan.

All players who are young enough to develop into good first team players.

Sterling is our most talented youngster by far. Coutinho has lots of ability but has been so inconsistent. Ibe,Moreno,Manquillo & Flanagan are decent enough prospects but IMO incredibly talented is a tad bit optimistic.

IMO Sterling is the one we need to keep, but without Champs League footie it makes it so difficult. Even with champs league footie clubs will be out in force to sign him next summer.

[McDermotX]

Erm, they already have Alex.*

*Except for Markovic, who's obviously a write off.

Obviously

But a cheap one at only 20m

[G]

Gabriele Marcotti @Marcotti
Full 90 minute games played b4 they turned twenty: Messi 25, Ronaldo 30, Sterling 49

Luckily when the burnout sets in he'll be playing for a top club.

[Rich]

Talking to a couple of blokes who were at the game last night and they said that Sterling had a terrible game. Something which didn't come across on the TV.

They said he kept hiding behind the opposition and didn't work for space when we had it in midfield.

Wasn't my view but wonder if someone at the game can back this up?

[G]

He hasn't been great for a while. His final ball or shot is often terrible. He needs an extended rest IMO and to be rotated far more often but we can't afford to which is pretty **** as his current form isn't helping anyone.

[Bender]

Lack of confidence playing with poor players

[Bender]

@TeleFootball: #LFC's Raheem Sterling 'nowhere near agreement' over new deal despite £70,000-a-week offer - http://t.co/fal1p721Oe http://t.co/TQccLzmtUU

[Kenneth]

Must be really tough for him. A £70k a week now and play in the Europa League for a few years, or £120k deal to a team challenging for the CL in a year or so, if not before.

[Dessy]

Whilst it must have been and must still be a massive wrench/comedown from playing with someone like LS, Sterling was the one player I had sort of hoped would carry the torch so to speak and dazzle a little more than he has done so far.

Still one of our best but capable of so much more....... end product needs to be worked on and so are we back to coaching once more? I get the feeling we bypass a lot of basics to accommodate tactics, set-up etc.?

Some of the stuff we've seen in terms of basic football ability (or the lack of) beggars belief, misplaced passes, poor pass options, shooting accuracy, actually shooting!! This is not just Sterling we are talk king about neither, nearly all of our players have stuttered with basic footballing sense and technique this season.

[vlahka]

Sterling never seemed to me the type of player who would stay with Liverpool. Once he really believes hes the next best thing, a few choice words from his agent and a proper offer from a bigger team and he'll be off. Suarez who loved the team a million more times than Sterling still left us, and we'd just made the champs league too.

Also how the hell has Ibe not gotten more games if hes supposed to be so brilliant.

[marcus50bucks]

Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling 'nowhere near agreement' over new deal despite £70,000-a-week offer
After being offered a weekly payrise of £40,000, Liverpool youngster is understood to be unhappy with £70,000 a week wages following disappointing Champions League exit

By Henry Winter, Football Correspondent
9:00PM GMT 10 Dec 2014

In the wake of their Champions League exit, Liverpool need to make a statement of intent quickly about their ambitions and that means sorting out Raheem Sterling’s future. Liverpool and Sterling are “nowhere near any agreement” on a new contract, according to a source close to negotiations, although there are hopes of an eventual resolution.

Sterling faces his 100th game for Liverpool against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday and has been one of their stars of 2014. Sterling, who turned 20 on Monday, dovetailed brilliantly with Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suárez last season and, following a brief dip, signaled his talent again in recent games, particularly in the win over Leicester City last week. His form has not been at last season’s phenomenal levels but he represents a vital part of Liverpool’s future.

He played out on the right against Basel and then centre-forward but any praise for his selflessness and versatility was lost amidst Liverpool’s dismay at bowing out of the Champions League. With Sturridge injured, Suárez transferred to Barcelona and Mario Balotelli yet to justify his £16m purchase, Sterling has become even more important. He is a beacon of hope in difficult times for Liverpool.

Liverpool have been keen to tie down their most valuable player to a long-term deal. Sterling, whose current deal has more than two years left to run, is on roughly £30,000 with assorted first-team appearance bonuses. Liverpool’s new offer is understood to be £70,000 a week with handsome bonuses for progress in the major competitions.

Now that Liverpool are out of the Champions League and labouring in the Premier League the prospect of additional payments is clearly less likely. The offer was described as “nowhere near acceptable” by the source.

It is to be hoped that this is simply usual negotiating practice and that an agreement can be reached to secure the player’s long-term services, providing a well-timed fillip for the team. Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool’s manager, has already emphasised that he is “absolutely adamant” that Sterling is staying. Rodgers has also stated that he believes Sterling understands that Anfield is “the perfect place for him”. Liverpool’s manager enthused talked last week of the player’s willingness to “take on extra responsibility”, adding “he’s such a threat”.

Sterling, who has been linked with clubs like Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, has always indicated his desire to remain at Anfield and is “committed to the club” added the source. He has flourished under Rodgers, who has appreciated the youngster’s tactical versatility, including playing in the hole, as well as the pace and finishing touch that has brought him 15 goals for Liverpool.

Sterling has also become an established England international over the past 18 months, and Rodgers deserves credit for assisting that development. Rodgers also defended the player stoutly following Roy Hodgson’s unhelpful public mention of Sterling feeling too “tired” to train before England’s game in Estonia in October.

To borrow the words of the Beatles, Sterling and Liverpool should focus on the ethos of “we can work it out”. Sterling’s progress can continue under Rodgers before a later, lucrative move to the likes of Real Madrid. He would not currently get in Real’s starting XI whereas he is learning fast at Anfield. Yet there will be frustration for Sterling that Liverpool have not progressed in the major competitions, that some of the signings are not up to the standards expected of an ambitious club like Liverpool.

He has played in three competitions for Liverpool this season, including a surprise involvement in the Capital One Cup against Middlesbrough. Sterling could be forgiven for being slightly confused when he plays two hours against Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup but then starts on the bench at the Bernabéu in Liverpool’s most prestigious game of the season against Real.

Sterling cost only £600,000 when signed from QPR’s Academy in 2010 and has come to embody the Liverpool that Rodgers and their American owners want to portray: young, swift, clever and attack-minded. Liverpool simply cannot afford to lose him.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11286529/Liverpool-forward-Raheem-Sterling-nowhere-near-agreement-over-new-deal-despite-70000-a-week-offer.html