Manchester City are preparing a new contract for Raheem Sterling which would make him the best paid player in the Premier League in order to ward off interest from Real Madrid, according to the . Apparently, the deal would see the winger earn a whopping £450,000 per week.
Sterling was marked as a talented youngster to go on to have a great future during his Liverpool days, before his £49 million move to the Etihad in 2015. Since then, he s made 203 appearances for the reigning English champions in which he s scored 78 times, winning back-to-back Premier League titles in the last two seasons. He has become one of the most important players in Pep Guardiola s team, and such a prominent rise has attracted the attention of the Spanish giants who are always on the lookout for potentially great stars of the game.
Sterling is at the moment City s second-biggest earner on £300,000 per week, £50,000 less than Kevin De Bruyne. Though the 24-year-old has expressed his wish to play for Real at some point in his career, City s latest to keep him is likely to foil any such deal in the near future.
