We're going to get royally rinsed now he's said that. Either he walks on a free in 2 summers time or we get a relative pittance in the summer for him when low ball offers come in and we have to take it.
Said we should have cashed in on him 2 summers ago but with the pandemic, I don't think there was ever going to be a buyer even if we had been open to it. all potential suitors are either skint, don't need him or have other priorities.
Barca will still be fucked, Real Madrid are balls deep in for Mbappe who will likely play off the left whilst Benzema is still around, they also have Hazard, Bale and Isco all still on the books in that area and they have a fair bit of refreshing needed in midfield and defence, oh and they're skint too. Atletico Madrid I could see potential, probably the most likely of any foreign team. He would suit their counter attacking style more too. Italian clubs haven't got the money, psg won't happen, I could see him at bayern but they have sane Musiala coman and gnabry on their books. if they were to get rid of coman and/or gnabry, a part exchange involving Lewandowski wouldn't be the most far fetched thing I've heard but isn't exactly likely. And I can't see him being allowed to sign for another English top 4 rival, would bite us on the arse. There's just nowhere for him to go.
Will sterling be willing to sit on his arse for the majority of 2 seasons to go for free? A new contract with the promise of letting him go in the summer for a pre-determined respectable offer would suit all