article_snippet.sent: Raheem Sterling shares a laugh in training ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup replay with Blackburn on Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: In the middle of December, Rodgers described Raheem Sterling as 'a talisman' and told us Rodgers was confident Rodgers would stay.
article_snippet.sent: At the end of January, Rodgers told us the contract would be 'concluded imminently'.
article_snippet.sent: Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has always insisted that the Raheem Sterling talks would be concluded soon .
article_snippet.sent: Sterling has been linked with a move to Arsenal, admitting Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers was 'flattered' by their interest .
article_snippet.sent: Rodgers has repeatedly insisted that Raheem Sterling will not be moving anywhere this summer .
article_snippet.sent: Rodgers has said things there Rodgers had no right to say, but those assurances Rodgers gave have now served to make Raheem Sterling and Rodgers agent out to be the bad guys.
article_snippet.sent: Meantime Rodgers said there would be no issue with Raheem Sterling signing again, so when it turned out there was a problem, Raheem Sterling was instantly the bad guy, along with Raheem Sterling agent.
highlights_snippet.sent: Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has insisted Raheem Sterling will put pen to paper .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: But Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has assumed Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers'll stay at Liverpool when Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has other ambitions .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says them won't sell this summer, but it's more bluster