Don't know if already posted.
The Independent trying to save us 50 million quid.
He hasn't even signed and he's already turned to shit.
Welcome to the future, Raheem.
Raheem Sterling to Manchester City: £50m signing from Liverpool would be a waste of money, research suggests
The England international may not make much of an impact
Simon Rice
Friday 26 June 2015
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Manchester City's pursuit of Raheem Sterling continues, despite having a £40m bid rebuffed by
Liverpool.
The Anfield hierarchy are
holding out for an offer of £50m before sanctioning the sale of the want-away England international - a fee that Manchester City may ultimately agree to meet.
Should a deal at that price go through it would make the 20-year-old the most expensive Englishman in history and the most big-spending Manchester City have ever spent on a player.
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But is he worth it?
The Independent teamed up with the makers of
Football Manager to run simulations of the upcoming season to try and find out. The 2015/16 Premier League was played through twice - once with Sterling in the Manchester City team and once without.
In both seasons, Manchester City finished as they did this season - as runners up to eventual champions Chelsea.
There was a slight improvement in terms of points, with the side with Sterling accruing 80 compared to 78 without. That means each extra point would cost Manchester City £25m if they bought Sterling for £50m.
Manchester City have bid £40m for Raheem Sterling
The simulation run with Sterling in the side for all 38 league matches suggested he would score nine time and create seven assists. Failing to win a single man-of-the-match award, his average match rating is 7.06 - making his the eighth best player at the end of the season. Unsurprisingly Aguero his their top performer.
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The research by Sports Interactive, the makers of
Football Manager, uses a vast database compiled by approximately 1,000 researchers across the world (including real-life scouts) to blend reality and fiction and is used by real life managers. It appears to back up warnings that a move for Sterling, who at Liverpool is considered a leading player, could impede his progress. If he were to rank as Manchester City's eighth best player, he could soon find himself warming the bench at a club where competition for places is fierce.