Transfer Balls presents a round-up of today’s Raheem Sterling news in the mainstream Press.
The Express lead with news that Liverpool will sell Raheem Sterling if “Arsenal or Man City make a £50million offer”. Readers are told:
The figure being mentioned within Anfield is £50million – one which would make interested parties like Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United probably think twice.
Yeah, probably. Or probably not.
The Mail hears otherwise:
Liverpool have put a £60million price on Raheem Sterling’s head after the England star insisted he wants to leave Anfield this summer.
Whereas £50million was making clubs think twice about Raheem Sterling in the Express, the Mail says Arsenal says “keen” to do business at £60million.
Oh, and the Mail also chuck in the snippet that Sterling is “rated at £45million”.
And Arsenal will surely get Sterling because the Star reports:
“Starsport have been told that Sterling would love to return to London – and the Gunners in particular.”
Told by whom? We’re not told. It could be anyone: you, me, them, The Blues Brothers, anyone.
Finally, the Sunday Times reports that Liverpool are lining up a £30million bid for Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke. The paper says Liverpool hope Benteke and other signings will ” help persuade Raheem Sterling to sign a new contract”. No, not a new contract at Manchester City – a new deal at Anfield.
Such are the facts.