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Raheem Sterling could be in line for a £4 million cut of his agent’s fee if Manchester City meet Liverpool’s £50 million asking price for the England striker.



The Daily Telegraph has been told by a source close to the negotiations that Sterling, 20, will benefit enormously should the City deal go ahead although he has strongly denied his motivation for refusing to sign a new contract at Liverpool is down to money.

City are thought to be on the verge of submitting a third bid for Sterling that is likely to come close to matching Liverpool’s valuation. City, who head out to Australia on tour this week, would like to ensure Sterling is given time to settle before the start of the new Premier League season.

• Man City ready to lodge third bid for Sterling

Liverpool insist they do not want to sell Sterling and point out that he remains under contract with them for another two years, but are likely to accept there is no point forcing him to stay if their valuation is met.

Sterling was booed by Liverpool supporters at the end of last season and the level of animosity between the club’s board and his agent, Aidy Ward, after months of bickering means there is unlikely to be any attempt to discuss extending his contract. Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, has tried his best to protect Sterling from criticism, but even he is likely to accept the player’s future lies elsewhere given the ill-feeling after increasingly combative contract talks.

• Liverpool should sell - but only for the right price

Agents normally have a vested interest in their clients moving clubs but Sterling, who stressed this year that he did not want people to see him as a “money-grabbing 20-year-old” is also in line to receive a large slice of his agent's fee. The Daily Telegraph understands the share he receives could be as high as 50 per cent.

Given that agents regularly demand a fee that adds up to 10 per cent of the overall value of a deal, which includes both the transfer fee and wages over the full length of the contract, Sterling could receive around £4 million in a one-off payment if City sign him for £50 million and he agrees a five-year contract on wages of more than £100,000 a week.

Normally, it is only players who move clubs on Bosman-style free transfers who pocket large signing-on fees, but Sterling’s arrangement with his agent is understood to be an unusual one.
 
Horrible reporting... Feel sorry for the lad. If he comes to us, we've got to give him a huge reception and put two fingers in the air for all those bitter Liverpool supporters and journalists. Disgraceful treatment for a young lad who wants to leave the Scouse cult.
 
We really should have had this sorted by now. In this day and age if roy evans knows that the dippers are spending the sterling fee then the selling clubs do as well!
 
FantasyIreland said:
Raheem Sterling could be in line for a £4 million cut of his agent’s fee if Manchester City meet Liverpool’s £50 million asking price for the England striker.



The Daily Telegraph has been told by a source close to the negotiations that Sterling, 20, will benefit enormously should the City deal go ahead although he has strongly denied his motivation for refusing to sign a new contract at Liverpool is down to money.

City are thought to be on the verge of submitting a third bid for Sterling that is likely to come close to matching Liverpool’s valuation. City, who head out to Australia on tour this week, would like to ensure Sterling is given time to settle before the start of the new Premier League season.

• Man City ready to lodge third bid for Sterling

Liverpool insist they do not want to sell Sterling and point out that he remains under contract with them for another two years, but are likely to accept there is no point forcing him to stay if their valuation is met.

Sterling was booed by Liverpool supporters at the end of last season and the level of animosity between the club’s board and his agent, Aidy Ward, after months of bickering means there is unlikely to be any attempt to discuss extending his contract. Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, has tried his best to protect Sterling from criticism, but even he is likely to accept the player’s future lies elsewhere given the ill-feeling after increasingly combative contract talks.

• Liverpool should sell - but only for the right price

Agents normally have a vested interest in their clients moving clubs but Sterling, who stressed this year that he did not want people to see him as a “money-grabbing 20-year-old” is also in line to receive a large slice of his agent's fee. The Daily Telegraph understands the share he receives could be as high as 50 per cent.

Given that agents regularly demand a fee that adds up to 10 per cent of the overall value of a deal, which includes both the transfer fee and wages over the full length of the contract, Sterling could receive around £4 million in a one-off payment if City sign him for £50 million and he agrees a five-year contract on wages of more than £100,000 a week.

Normally, it is only players who move clubs on Bosman-style free transfers who pocket large signing-on fees, but Sterling’s arrangement with his agent is understood to be an unusual one.
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The 'money grabbing mercenary' narrative has gone up a notch or two. Guess signing for City is now imminent.
 
BobKowalski said:
The 'money grabbing mercenary' narrative has gone up a notch or two. Guess signing for City is now imminent.
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We've been saying that the last 4 weeks. Can not understand why we've let Liverpool dictate this, but how can he return to training tommorow?
 
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