I'm sorry, but I don't agree. I understand the Milner situation, but at least he behaved with dignity and professionalism. I don't have anything against Raheem Sterling per se, but his agent, well that's another story.
I have a suggestion, but I know this would never happen. But in an ideal world it would, if only to show the agents and their trumped up players who is the boss and this is it:
To start lets summarise - Liverpool have a player with 2 years left on his contract, if they don't sell now his value plummets until eventually (thanks to Bosman), he becomes a free agent. So they need to sell, but that means the player has won - I think we all agree his current actions, especially refusing to go on the pre-season is wrong - and surely a breach of his contract.
City could do with him, although I for one am not sure he is the finished article, but he is English and he has potential.
BUT HE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN DOWN A PEG OR TWO.
This is what I would love to happen - City and Liverpool agree a deal BUT IT HAPPENS IN SECRET. We will have him in 2016 and they get something like 35 million NOW. BUT and this is the key thing: for the next 12 months HE STAYS AT LIVERPOOL, he trains with the youth team, maybe sits on the bench a few times, but never actually plays. Maybe that way he will learn some humility. Liverpool will have what they want (some money to buy a strike force) we get Raheem and possibly with a different attitude. Finally, players (especially this one who has got too big for his boots) may realise that football is a team sport, and some clubs have a long and cherished history, that should'nt be shat upon like he is doing. P.S. Im not a Liverpool fan! but if he gets his own way and the transfer happens now what will stop him (and his agent) doing to us, what he is doing to Liverpool in 3 or 4 years time?
