Raheem Sterling (Liverpool -> Man City)

A breakdown then...

£44m + £5m add-ons

£8.8m of which goes straight to QPR

So realistically £35.2m with the potential of a further £5m in a few years time if he meets set targets

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33497488

A certain "youngster" has left LFC - what a surprise!!

You meant knee right?

I'd settle for a reoccurring twisted ankle 

I stopped doing that when I was about 12.

Don't quite get the idea of grown adults having their favourite player's name printed on the back of their shirt.

I thought we shouldnt sell to an English rival for less than £50m. But £49m is close enough.

Unlike some I think he'll be a good player for City.
I hope he's a disaster though.

Anyway, good riddance to the spoilt wee sh*te.
Now spend on a goal scorer.

That's never been the issue for most of us. The problem was his, and his agent's lack of integrity. Wanted out? Fine, just be a man and be open and honest about it, not make bullshit excuses, unauthorised interviews and snide remarks about a manager who six months ago sent him on a holiday.

Happy with that fee
What's Pellegrini like with nurturing talent?
Just associate him with established professionals over the last few years

Jamie Carragher ‏@Carra23  4 mins4 minutes ago
I wish Lfc bought players as well as they sold them!!

Hard to argue with that.

May be a little early, but can't see this falling through, and quite frankly glad he's off.

Raheem Sterling: Man City & Liverpool agree £49m deal

Liverpool have reached an agreement with Manchester City over the £49m transfer of Raheem Sterling.
The transfer of the 20-year-old England winger is subject to contract negotiations and a medical.

Sterling had asked to leave Anfield and was the subject of two bids from City in June, which were rejected.

The forward, who will become the most expensive English player ever, is under contract until 2017, but turned down a new £100,000-a-week deal at Liverpool.

On Saturday, Sterling was named on a 30-man list for the tour of Thailand, Australia and Malaysia, but was then withdrawn.

Several former Liverpool players have criticised the player since he told manager Brendan Rodgers and chief executive Ian Ayre he wanted to leave the club this summer.

Former captain Steven Gerrard said he was "disappointed" in the England international.

"You don't have to throw in illness, or refuse to go on tour," LA Galaxy midfielder Gerrard added. "The fans have shown him great support, they want him to stay and I believe that he should too."

However, it is understood the Reds decided to leave him out of the tour after the player reported for duty.

A recent study ranked Sterling as the most valuable young player in Europe, ahead of Paris St-Germain defender Marquinhos and Manchester United's recently acquired Dutch striker Memphis Depay.

Bye.

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