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Liverpool prepared to leave Raheem Sterling in reserves if Man City don't offer £50m
LIVERPOOL are prepared to leave wantaway Raheem Sterling in the reserves rather than letting him leave on the cheap, according to reports.
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City have already had two bids – £25m and £35m – rejected by Liverpool, and the Reds are expecting a third.
However, that third offer is only expected to rise to £44m, £6m below Liverpool's £50m valuation of the striker.
Raheem Sterling is pushing for a move to Manchester City
But despite the strong interest from City, and Sterling's recent behaviour, Liverpool's owners are desperate not to let him leave.
And according to the Daily Mirror, Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group want £50m or nothing and could make him stay in the reserves after his recent antics.
Sterling missed two days of training this week through illness and has told Brendan Rodgers he does not want take part in the club's pre-season tour to the Far East and Australia.
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