Raheem Sterling gave a revealing insight into his future on Wednesday , insisting he was not a money-grabbing 20-year-old despite turning down a Liverpool contract worth £100,000-a-week . The England winger instead pointed to his desire to finish out the season before considering any more offers , focusing on winning trophies with his club for the time being . But how much of what Sterling told BBC Sport can we believe ? Sportsmail 's Riath Al-Samarrai tries his hand at interpreting . Liverpool star Raheem Sterling gave a revealing insight into his Liverpool talks with BBC Sport . WHAT HE SAID : ‘ I would never want the fans to think bad of me , to think I just want as much money for myself . I want them to understand it ’ s been a bit much for me this season , with everyone talking about it every minute. ’ WHAT HE MEANT : Can ’ t a guy just let his contract run down in peace ? WHAT HE SAID : ‘ It ’ s never been about money . I talk about winning trophies throughout my career . That ’ s all I talk about. ’ WHAT HE MEANT : Finishing the season empty-handed won ’ t help the situation . Sterling says it is not about money , only about trophies - so can Liverpool afford to not win any this season ? WHAT HE SAID : ‘ I don ’ t talk about how many cars I ’ m going to drive , how many houses I ’ ve got . I just purely want to be the best I can be. ’ WHAT HE MEANT : If you ’ re wondering , I drive a Mercedes C63 and also have a Range Rover 4x4 . They are both white . WHAT HE SAID : ‘ You really want to be working with world-class players day in , day out . It ’ s obviously left a little dent , these two world-class superstars ( Suarez and Gerrard ) leaving , but I think we have good players coming through at Liverpool. ’ WHAT HE MEANT : :Players come and go . Deal with it . Sterling rejected Liverpool 's contract offer of £100,000-a-week and says he is focusing on his football . WHAT HE SAID : On speculation that Arsenal are keen : ‘ Quite flattering. ’ WHAT HE MEANT : Auctions are always better when more people turn up . WHAT HE SAID : ‘ Everyone ’ s dream growing up is seeing themselves in an away kit somewhere in a sunny country . But , in reality , I ’ m happy to be playing for Liverpool and trying to win trophies. ’ WHAT HE MEANT : Barcelona and Madrid are nice cities . And warm , too . The 20-year-old England international has been linked with moves to Arsenal , Real Madrid and Barcelona . WHAT HE SAID : ‘ If , at that point in time , I was offered a contract , I most definitely would have signed straight away , probably for far less money than being said now . I just think the timing was a bit off. ’ WHAT HE MEANT : You need me more than ever now . WHAT HE SAID : ‘ I just want to focus on football and , when it gets to the end of the season , assess my position as a 20-year-old player playing in the Premier League. ’ WHAT HE MEANT : Literally all of the power in this situation is with me . Sterling holds all the power at Liverpool and has been one of Brendan Rodgers ' star performers this season .
Raheem Sterling rejected contract offer of £100,000-a-week at Liverpool . The England international has been linked with a move to Real Madrid and Manchester United in the past few days but is now set for another loan spell away from Anfield.