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Potentially he is the first £100m player.
The best player of his age/type in the world. Also now a shoe in for England starting place every game. Marketing the sky is the limit.

So to get him on the open market the bidding will start at £50m. His performances carrying the team through some lean times this season show his worth.

The club knows this but will not be held to ransom.

He could get a bad injury at any time and would be finished.

£50m+ sale v all that disruption just isn't worth it. Sell the little [oops] because he has no loyalties at all to the club.

It won't be Kevin Keegan

In today's game, when a player want's to go, he'll go. It began with the De Boer brothers wanting to leave Ajax to Barcelona, which they eventually did if I'm not mistaken. It went on from there. more recently, united couldn't keep ronaldo from going, arsenal couldn't keep van persie and we couldn't keep suarez. So let's be sensible about it, let the boy go if we can get the right money and FFS USE THAT MONEY INTELLIGENTLY.

Potential to be signed and money [oops] away as usual if tippy tappy stays in charge. Blame FSG all you want but our dear Brendan is the cause and architect here. Sterling is right to demand the wages he is demanding. He performs and at his tender age carried the team. It's a money game and that why we get the Lallana's, Lovren and Lambert's while the superstars go to Man City, Chelsea, United or abroad.

Did Rodgers put the transfer policy in place? Did he put the wage structure in place? You can blame the manager for how we play but it's FSG that are the biggest problem here.

As for Sterling, when has he carried us? You're making out that he's up there with Suarez from last year! For the most part he's been average but got a few goals. If that's worth £150k a week then football is doomed.

He's nothing more than a selfish, money grabbing little can't who has no appreciation or respect for the chance he's been given at LFC. He'll move on for massive money and no doubt fail miserably as he gets consumed by the trappings of his new found wealth, not that that is what he's interesting in of course.

What transfer policy?
The wage structure, which means we no longer get robbed by players and we no longer pay the likes of Konchesky massive wages. Which creates a more sustainable future and comply with FFP sanctions.

Has Sterling actually said that he wants 150k? all I've seen is him saying it's not about the money it's about progress and winning things, whic he doesn't think he can do at LFC under this regime. Hence why he is waiting until the Summer to see what happens.

The transfer policy of buying potential. Who of any note have we bought in recent years?

The wage policy that could prevent us from signing such players.

And the main problem with the regime is FSG. No manager would do any bette under their rule. Your delusions of Rafa coming back are laughable too as we'll more likely go for Sean Dyche as he's done alright with Burnley, would be cheap and would be happy to have fukk all money to spend.

Then there's the lack of a new stadium instead just opting to do just one stand! Pathetic really when even Spurs can build a new stadium and in London where prices will be s lot more, for land anyway.

There is no transfer policy, it's pure myth.

How do you explain Kolo Toure, Adam lallana, Dejan Lovren, Rickie Lambert, Simon Mignolet, Iago Aspas. None of which were signed on future potential.

Who of any note have we signed - Coutinho, Can, Markovic - all of which feature in the top 100 Don Balon list of future great players, alongside Sterling. Mario Balotelli who at such a young age has already played for some of the best teams in the world and isa full international, has massive potential.

Wage policy that prevents us signing players, the same wage policy which enabled us to give Suarez in excess of 200k per week.

I think you're getting confused between FSG's policy of favouring players with massive potential based on stats and Brendan Rodgers policy of I'll sign anyone I've worked with before and who i can attract based on my pitiful CV.

Have you thought that perhaps we don't get so-called world class players because they won't work or don't want to work with BR.

How can you use Aspas as an example of anything?? Toure was free, Lallana and Lovren we got robbed for so can't explain them and Lambert signing was a bit of a joke and I'd imagine one from the committee as Rodgers doesn't play him.

Markovic and Can are potential signings so not what I'd call a signing of any note. Coutinho was also more potential for little money. Mario was a joke of a signing and again will be from the committee as he's no where near a Rodgers type player.

Our wage policy doesn't prevent us paying existing players good money. I never said it did. But what about buying players? How many have we bought in on £200k a week?

And I think you'll find the Rodgers has probably only signed a few players he's worked with before. had he worked with Lallana, Lovren, Mario, Markovic, Aspas, Alberto, Illori, Lambert, Coutinho, Sakho, Mignolet? Do I need to go on?

And have you ever thought that Rodgers isn't the problem to signing world class players? Maybe they see a club with no potential. Run by a bunch of American's that don't know the game scrimping on everything from wages, players signed, stadium and even the manager. I say the manager as I'm sure there are better out there but ask yourself why we haven't got better. The answer is FSG. They had the chance to get better after Hodgson but decided Kenny was the answer. They then decided he wasn't so got the next best cheap manager who'd work on a shoe string budget. And they'll do the same again and again and again until they sell up.

If Sterling was Spanish he would be criticized for being inconsistent, having one good game in 6, having a poor football brain etc etc. If he was Spanish he would not gate a regular starting place.

He is English though, so he is worshipped and entitled to earn 3x his worth.