article_snippet.sent: But Brendan Rodgers’ criticism of Aidy Ward is limited to the issues over the contract because Brendan Rodgers recognises the agent as someone who, at times, has had a positive influence on a young man whose life has not been without the agent problems.
article_snippet.sent: Aidy Ward is credited to some extent with the fact that Raheem Sterling actually gives Raheem Sterling manager few concerns when Raheem Sterling is at work.
article_snippet.sent: The relationship between Ward and Raheem Sterling is more personal than the typical agent-player dynamic.
article_snippet.sent: Ward and Sterling appear to be business partners judging by the company details of Trinity Goals Limited.
article_snippet.sent: While Ward has 80 per cent of the equity, the remaining 20 per cent is divided between Raheem Sterling and Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
article_snippet.sent: But Ward has an almost paternal relationship with Raheem Sterling, with the player affectionately addressing Ward as ‘Uncle Aidy’.