He needs to convert far more of his chances to be considered amongst Barnes and Walcott. Raheem has the world at his feet but does he have the mentality and graft? A silly move to a big club could work out very poorly for him - he's developing well with us. We might have to offer him more than 96K a week though....
Barnes hadn't scored that many at sterling's age, and he was playing in a lower league. Raheem is well ahead in his development and we'd be absolute mugs if we lost him for the sake of £30-£40k per week.