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I don't think he'd really shine the way he has here in many other places. He's still very much a rough diamond, and we have given him more chances and a more central role than clubs of a similar stature would. I mean, look at Januzaij and how he's stagnated at united. He's been treated more than fairly here, and I think he knows that. He has a really good relationship with Rodgers and with other players here (particularly Sturridge, Ibe, and Henderson). I don't think he's jumping ship. I really don't. I'd agree, he's quite rightly looking for the wage his ability and performances entitle him to, given the current going rate being paid by our competitors. He'd be a fool to settle for less. FSG will have to bite the bullet on wage for players making the step up, or else drop the fig leaf covering their lack of ambition to be a top club.
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If he does not want a new contract and wants to leave, does it really matter what we want.
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So we're a selling club now?
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Yes, sell him for 50 mil and bring back Suarez!
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I don't think he'd really shine the way he has here in many other places. He's still very much a rough diamond, and we have given him more chances and a more central role than clubs of a similar stature would. I mean, look at Januzaij and how he's stagnated at united. He's been treated more than fairly here, and I think he knows that. He has a really good relationship with Rodgers and with other players here (particularly Sturridge, Ibe, and Henderson). I don't think he's jumping ship. I really don't. If he doesn't agree a new contract (and he is not right now), he will be gone in summer and for much less than 50m.
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If he does not want a new contract and wants to leave, does it really matter what we want. Well yeah, considering his current contract doesn't end until 2017 anyway right? We don't have to sell him and we have plenty of time to assess and negotiate. As far as I know there isn't a buy out clause, it's not as though he has behavioural issues like Suarez so why would we have to sell? Keep for at least another season and hopefully we would get the same impact from Raheem that we got from Suarez after saying no to Arsenal.
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Sterling is not going anywhere. 50 million would probably be a fair price, but I don't think anyone is actually going to pay it at this stage. But the kid is 20 years old, and he's carried us this year. He's going to be an absolute star, and he's getting better every year. With the raw pace and skill he has, the sky is the limit for him. Yes, his finishing lets him down at times, but when you look at the goals he scores, you can tell he's got a striker's instinct. He'll sign an extension. I really have no doubt. 50 mil is a fair price for sterling hahahar if we bought him for that now there would be uproar 25 mil at his standard now would be fair but still doesn't have a final third finish fo me , occasionally but not regularly and that's not worth fifty mil of my money anyway Completely agree sixties! If we were to sell though it's what we should be asking for.
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Got to be honest, I've never been a big fan of Sterling, sure he has talent and could be a great player in the future, but right now I think hype is playing a massive part and I think he believes his own hype.
He reminds me a lot like Wright-Phillips, bucket loads of speed, but that's about it. Watch him play, he still plays like any other 15 year old around the world, sprints in a straight line, tries to take a couple of players on before losing the ball/running in to a brick wall or scuffing his shot.
He doesn't have the finishing ability of a striker, he's not the best passer so shouldn't play as a Second Striker, he can't cross, so isn't a natural winger. As a coach, he would give me a headache. Good natural ability, but does he have a position? it seems as though he's just thrown in to a team without position and told to run at the opposition. Will he take his talent to the next level, I'm not sure. There are far better "Wingers" in the UK than him.
His attitude is terrible as well, this is a guy, who a couple of years ago his Mum wanted the family to move back down South so was talking to clubs like Arsenal and delaying contract negotiations, a guy who's hesitating on signing a monster package deal for someone his age, who has learnt all the tricks off Gerrard in negotiating (won't be long until we get the I'm off unless you give in to my demands stories) a guy who won't play for his country as he can't be arsed and gets time off when he feels like it.
We should be spending our time and resources on players such as Ibe who have far greater potential, Sterling is a lost cause and we would be better getting rid of players like him who have no loyalty to the club.
Doubt we will get 50m for him, 2 years left on his current deal, can see him refusing contracts until the summer and leaving for around 30mil. Could see Wenger taking a punt on him, trying to turn him in to the next Walcott.
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Whilst I empathise with some of what you say Spice (although I think it's probably indicative of the latest football generation too) Walcott has hardly done much the last 2 years or so. He's a plateau candidate if I've ever seen one and no better than Sterling really.
As he's 20 I think the jury is still out on whether he attains the heights his potential suggests, but his pace and trickery open up play for other members of the side to exploit and is more a necessity for me than most in the side.
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If he refuses to sign his contract extension, we'll have to sell him. It would be a pain to have our hand forced but I do wonder if he's as good as some think he is. The comparisons to Bale might be justified, too early to tell. If he's integral to Rodgers's plans, you'd think they'd just meet his wage demands and stick him on as long a contract as possible. The way he was rested by Rodgers suggests he's considered a special asset - and if he is, we ought to ensure he stays if it's just money that is the issue.
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