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The Northern Irishman reckons that player agents hold too much power in modern football after Sterling rejected a new contract worth £100,000-per-week, the Mirror reports.
It is rumoured that his representatives want him to be given parity with Daniel Sturridge's £130,000-per-week deal.
Meanwhile, Manchester City are keeping an eye on the Sterling situation, with Pellegrini keen to secure some huge talents as his club emerges from a period of transfer restrictions, reports say.
And Rodgers is worried that the 20-year-old could leave Anfield this summer as City and Real Madrid prepare their mega offers for the England ace.
“Ultimately, if a player or their representative – probably more so their representative – decides that the player needs to move, that is normally what happens”
"But ultimately, if a player or their representative – probably more so their representative – decides that the player needs to move, that is normally what happens.
"Raheem has made 118 appearances and has only just turned 20. We’ve got a really strong relationship but, as I said, it is about more than that unfortunately.
"It isn’t like 20 or 30 years ago, when people came in and sometimes didn’t even look at the contract before signing it.
"It is a different sport now and it’s just about managing that. All I know is, that when people look at Raheem, it is obvious where his development has taken place and where the next stage should be.”
And Rodgers will have been worried by the tough talk of City boss Pellegrini, who warned that his side are now ready to splash the cash and compete for the biggest players in world football.
Pellegrini said: "Man City are in the position to spend again.
"When I arrived, we had a very good squad and that’s why we won two titles and we scored nearly 160 goals.
"But to grow as a club you must grow in everything - and maybe one of the ways that you grow is to buy the very important players.
"This year, it was impossible to do it because of the restrictions of FFP. It was impossible to bring here the players you are talking about.
"You talk about the money of Manchester City. It’s all money. But maybe, in the last two years, we spent less money than all the important teams."
It is rumoured that his representatives want him to be given parity with Daniel Sturridge's £130,000-per-week deal.
Meanwhile, Manchester City are keeping an eye on the Sterling situation, with Pellegrini keen to secure some huge talents as his club emerges from a period of transfer restrictions, reports say.
And Rodgers is worried that the 20-year-old could leave Anfield this summer as City and Real Madrid prepare their mega offers for the England ace.
“Ultimately, if a player or their representative – probably more so their representative – decides that the player needs to move, that is normally what happens”
"But ultimately, if a player or their representative – probably more so their representative – decides that the player needs to move, that is normally what happens.
"Raheem has made 118 appearances and has only just turned 20. We’ve got a really strong relationship but, as I said, it is about more than that unfortunately.
"It isn’t like 20 or 30 years ago, when people came in and sometimes didn’t even look at the contract before signing it.
"It is a different sport now and it’s just about managing that. All I know is, that when people look at Raheem, it is obvious where his development has taken place and where the next stage should be.”
And Rodgers will have been worried by the tough talk of City boss Pellegrini, who warned that his side are now ready to splash the cash and compete for the biggest players in world football.
Pellegrini said: "Man City are in the position to spend again.
"When I arrived, we had a very good squad and that’s why we won two titles and we scored nearly 160 goals.
"But to grow as a club you must grow in everything - and maybe one of the ways that you grow is to buy the very important players.
"This year, it was impossible to do it because of the restrictions of FFP. It was impossible to bring here the players you are talking about.
"You talk about the money of Manchester City. It’s all money. But maybe, in the last two years, we spent less money than all the important teams."