Following Raheem Sterling 's interview on Wednesday , in which he said he was not ready to sign a new contract at Liverpool , blogger David Tyrer of Live4Liverpool gives the view from Merseyside . While I hate to use social media as a gauge of opinions , Raheem Sterling ’ s interview didn ’ t go down well at all . It was ill-timed and , regardless of what Sterling and his agent hoped , he didn ’ t come across very well . Some of his answers only fuelled the fire really . I ’ m hoping that that wasn ’ t the whole point , as we ’ ve seen these sorts of situations engineered by agents before . The interview has almost certainly changed the way the fans feel about him . There will be a lot of fans that are of the opinion : ‘ let him go ’ . Obviously , with the caveat that we get our money ’ s worth ! Raheem Sterling returns to Liverpool training after the international break and shakes hands with manager Brendan Rodgers . Sterling risked angering Liverpool fans after he said in an interview he was not ready to sign a contract . Sterling trains ahead of the weekend 's game with Arsenal . It ’ s always disappointing when a young player gets his head turned , but there ’ s a sense of ungratefulness about the whole situation , considering how the club has nurtured him and paid him well throughout . Personally , I think he has the potential to be worth so much more than the £100,000-a-week contract he ’ s turned down . But it ’ s only that : potential . At present , he ’ s arguably in the top five best young players in the world but , obviously at his age , he ’ s also prone to bouts of inconsistency and prolonged poor form . He hasn ’ t been great recently and was awful against Man Utd . Sterling has been linked with a move to Arsenal - the team he is preparing to face at the weekend . Raheem Sterling played for England in the 4-0 Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania . And while I ’ d be willing to see the club give him £100k a week – possibly £120k a week - the club shouldn ’ t do everything it can to keep him . Definitely not . Liverpool fans have a popular mantra : no player is bigger than the club . Admittedly , we stretch the rules for truly great players ( Suarez , a recent example ) but Sterling is nowhere near . If he wants out , I ’ m sure the club will handle it the way they have before . Frustration over Sterling ’ s situation has been building for a while , and many fans are now of the belief that if he wants to go he ’ s welcome to . Personally , I don ’ t like players holding the club to ransom . He has as much chance of winning trophies here as he does anywhere ( other than money-rich clubs such as Chelsea or Man City ) . Sterling did not have his best game in a Liverpool shirt during the defeat at Manchester United . Liverpool fans have a mantra that no player is bigger than the club . If Sterling was to move to Arsenal then it would not go down well with Liverpool fans . But if he does end up going , he ’ s worth a lot more than many established players . His ability is so raw but he has almost limitless potential . At the moment , we ’ ve seen it in fits and starts but even so , he ’ s easily worth £25-30 million . If I was FSG , I ’ d hold any interested club to ransom , though – double it . But a move to Arsenal wouldn ’ t go down well . Perhaps better than if it was Chelsea or Manchester United , but honestly there ’ s little Arsenal can offer that we can ’ t . Sure , they ’ re more financially stable but what – in terms of trophies – do Arsenal have to show for the last 12 years ? Sterling speaks to the BBC and reveals he is not ready to sign a new contract . I think we ’ re somewhat ahead on that front . Much like Alexis Sanchez , any move to Arsenal will be more about location than anything else . People have drawn comparisons with when Suarez wanted to leave for Arsenal , but the situation is different . Suarez says he wanted Champions League football and we weren ’ t offering that at that time . Not only that , but Suarez was an established top-class player at the time , one of the best in the world . Sterling is purely potential and , given all the club have done for him ( cliched , as that sounds ) , it makes little sense . If he ’ s going to be nurtured into the world-class talent he can become , it won ’ t happen at Arsenal . It may not necessarily happen at Anfield either , but a manager like Brendan Rodgers will give him the best shot of improving to that level over the next two to three years . You can read more from Live4Liverpool HERE and follow the Twitter account HERE .
Raheem has said he was not ready to sign a new Liverpool contract . another mantra at Liverpool is that no player is bigger than the club . Liverpool fans have grown frustrated with the ongoing situation . note : Rodgers insists Sterling will not leave Liverpool this summer . Sterling is not being disloyal in recent contract talks , says PFA fans . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news .