Raheem Sterling | Signs for Man City for £49,000,000

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johnny boy said:
At least it's getting sorted early, plenty of time for us to waste the money.....erm I mean invest it wisely!

Anyway a massive profit on what we bought him for, despite the sell on to QPR.

Reports, rumours of a staggering salary for him, never about the money though Raheem was it...?
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Its ridiculous how people are calling Sterling overrated. Hes 20 and hes already had two solid seasons in the first team at liverpool and is a regular for the national team. He might not be worth 50 million but ofcourse liverpool will ask for crazy money to ward off other clubs. The truth is he has the capability of being a world class player and would most likely form a very scary partnership with aguero at city
 
Finally he fecks off. Good riddance to Anelka mk II
 
So about 34m to Liverpool after QPRs cut? Not bad.

Although QPR making 10m is hilarious, especially after all the mismanagement they've otherwise had.
 
For £50 million id bet you any money dortmund would have snapped Citys arm of for Marco Reus, who unlike Sterling is the best young player in Europe


Credit where its due Liverpool have done well selling him for this much, and makes Madrid's peasant bids for De Gea look even worse.
 
MDFC Manager said:
So about 34m to Liverpool after QPRs cut? Not bad.

Although QPR making 10m is hilarious, especially after all the mismanagement they've otherwise had.
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They'll likely use the money to buy Benteke.

If you told a Liverpool fan last summer they will get Benteke and £2m for Sterling they'd have had a seizure.
 
It's a good deal for both parties. Liverpool get a lot of money for someone who has off pitch issues and doesn't want to be there anymore while City get a very talented young English player with a potential to get better and good resale value. Sure, it's a lot of money, but City don't care about those things.
 
MDFC Manager said:
So about 34m to Liverpool after QPRs cut? Not bad.

Although QPR making 10m is hilarious, especially after all the mismanagement they've otherwise had.
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City are the club that just keep giving. And to believe some on here thought City would just walk away from our valuation and Pool would be bricking it.
 
lilcurt said:
The little fecker will get his move, I can really see his career tailing off, say what you want about Liverpool but there probably the perfect club for where he is now, lower expectations and doesn't have to worry about a world class replacement coming in each summer if he doesn't perform.

At City if he doesn't hit the group running he'll spend most his time on the bench. If he was dead set on moving he should have gone abroad, somewhere like Juve, PSG, Athletico etc.
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Well they've had 2 seasons of a shit Navas and mediocore Nasri and they are just getting replaced by Sterling. So i'm sure he will be fine. I'm glad he's got his move... best side in the league for him for game time and fully expect him to go to the next level if he keeps his head done. High hopes for Sterling, shame he didn't decide to come here when he was at QPR.
 
I don't really understand the fuss about the fee being too high. If a fairly average talent like Adam Lallana costs £25 million then I'd expect the fee for Sterling whose already better and with massive potential for further improvement to be at least £40 million. The fact that City are desperate for English players and Liverpool playing hardball has only pushed that up slightly.
 
Insanity said:
How do you feel about the signing, mate? Irrespective of the fees and the home grown status.
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I'll be delighted if we sign him. City haven't had a player like Sterling in a long time. He's quick and direct with great vision. I think with the likes of Silva, Aguero and Toure alongside him he can flourish and regain his form from the 13/14 season and progress from there.
 
Mitchell Nicholas said:
Take a moment to soak in the fact that Fabregas joined Chelsea for 28m, and Sterling will join City for more than 40m. Amazing being English does for a players value.
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I can't believe there are people like you who think it's THAT simple. Your post is a perfect example why I don't give a shit about transfer fees.
 
SteveJ said:
Liverpool Football Club are delighted to announce the sale of Raheem Sterling to Manchester City. With a host of individual honours such as Teen Choice Haircut of the Year, the young England lion takes his place amongst the ranks of Liverpool nearly-legends who were too bloody good for the club.

Raheem: "I'm very pleased to be joining this week's Biggest Club in the World™. I look forward to the club winning many trophies; or, failing that, buying them." "And I'm looking forward to buying a big f*ck-off yacht made of diamonds," said Raheem's agent Burt Asbo.

FSG owner John Henry spoke to us via the wonders of transatlantic telephony while lighting a 6-foot-long cigar to celebrate Raheem's departure to pastures new and successful: "This remarkable sale is a further example of our commitment to selling our best players and then using the money to buy any old shit. With the new Lego stadium due to be finished in season 3069, Liverpool customers can look back on a bright future. Rest assured, we'll be looking to invest heavily into flogging this pile of crap club ASAP. Is this thing still on? Whaddya mean 'It's a telephone'? I ordered a microphone. Dumbasses everywhere..."
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sully1 said:
For £50 million id bet you any money dortmund would have snapped Citys arm of for Marco Reus, who unlike Sterling is the best young player in Europe


Credit where its due Liverpool have done well selling him for this much, and makes Madrid's peasant bids for De Gea look even worse.
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City need home grown players in their squad. With Sterling they see it as killing two birds with one stone - getting the homegrown player they need as well as a talented option in a position they need.
 
Only just seen the infamous BBC interview - the feck was he hoping to get from that? Even for a footballer he seems like a proper dumbass
 
So do our resident scousers all think he's shit now? I'm sure it would be very easy to pull up posts from all those posters lavishing praise on Sterling.
 
Done deal now apparently.

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BREAKING: Liverpool have reached an agreement with Manchester City over the £49m transfer of Raheem Sterling
 
Megalomania. Isn't it about 4 times what we paid for Ronaldo? Loco City.
 
Not sure what's worse for Liverpool fans. The fact Raheem Sterling is leave or the fact Brendan Rodgers gets £49m to waste now.
 
Outrageous fee but he's exactly what City need. If they can afford him then so be it.

Awful loss for Liverpool. Big transfer fees don't cover for loss of talent, we've seen that before. Within twelve months they've lost three of their best players. They've told the world quite firmly what kind of club they are.
 
City determined not to pay £50m. We'll negotiated.
 
£49m is a lot of money for Sterling. Still a good player though, better that Navas and Nasri is a bit of a waste of space sometimes too
 
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