article_snippet: Liverpool are prepared to play poker with Raheem Sterling and Raheem Sterling advisors over a new contract.
article_snippet: And the club remain convinced Raheem Sterling and his advisors will win.
article_snippet: Raheem Sterling and his advisors don’t believe there is genuine, firm interest from clubs such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United as has been reported, as talks over a new £100,000 a week deal have repeatedly stalled.
article_snippet: Certainly Liverpool believe that if Raheem Sterling and his advisors slap a £50million-plus price tag on the England forward then none of clubs such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United would make a move this summer.
article_snippet: Raheem Sterling is reportedly wanted by Europe's elite, but Liverpool aren't buying that .
article_snippet: Talks on a bumper £1000,000-a-week deal have stalled between Raheem Sterling .
article_snippet: Indeed the club believe Raheem Sterling constantly being linked with a range of 'platinum' clubs is part of a strategy from the player’s camp to force their hand and offer wages of up to £140,000 a week - the sort of level Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez were on.
article_snippet: But the view of the Liverpool hierarchy is that in stages of progression Raheem Sterling does not yet command such a figure in the context of their wage structure nor in how their deal with FFP regulations.
article_snippet: the club want Raheem Sterling to understand that the current offer is generous, especially given that despite Raheem Sterling rapid emergence Raheem Sterling has yet to prove Raheem Sterling as a consistent force, and that a new £100,000-a-week five-year deal would have re-negotiation stages built in.
article_snippet: The obvious concern of the club is that if they bow to the demands of Sterling’s advisors now, they could have a talented 20-year-old player on they hands who suddenly lacks sufficient motivation and incentive to fulfil Raheem Sterling potential.
article_snippet: I think it is quite obvious when you look at it is that anyone with his [Raheem Sterling’s] best interests at heart knows his best option is to sign a new deal for Liverpool.
article_snippet: the club also doesn’t want to unsettle the rest of the squad by bowing to Raheem Sterling's demands.
article_snippet: Liverpool are also relaxed about the situation not least because Raheem Sterling Sterling’s current contract does not expire until the summer of 2017.
highlights_snippet: Liverpool are convinced there is no interest from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United in Sterling .
  