Manchester City are ready to open talks with Raheem Sterling over a new contract. Sky Sports News have confirmed that the Sky Blues’ top scorer is set to be offered a new deal that will extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium. The English winger has been in sublime form of late and is Manchester City’s joint top scorer in this campaign. The 22-year-old has scored 9 goals in 12 Premier League appearances and has also made four assists this season.
The ex-Liverpool forward still has two and a half years remaining on his current contract with the Citizens, but the club officials have now decided to extend his stay and will enter negotiations to offer him a new deal soon. However, the Manchester club is yet to inform the player about a timescale on when they will approach him with regards to the new deal.
Raheem Sterling scored a 96th-minute match-winner against Southampton on Wednesday when he curled in a beautiful shot on goal. He has made a habit of scoring match-winners for Manchester City this season, as evidenced by his goals against Huddersfield Town, West Bromwich Albion, and Bournemouth. He also scored the equalizer in Manchester City’s only Premier League draw against Everton this season as well.
Raheem Sterling signed for the Sky Blues following his arrival from Premier League rivals Liverpool in July 2015 in a deal worth up to £49m. His record at Liverpool was what caught the interest of Manchester City. The forward was famously part of the ‘SAS’ at Liverpool with Suarez and Sturridge and went on to score 23 goals and made 25 assists in his 135 appearances for the Reds of Merseyside.
Since his arrival in Manchester, his goals-to-matches ratio has improved considerably. The English international has gone on to make 113 appearances for the Sky Blues, where he has scored 34 goals and made 35 assists to date.
Arsenal has already shown interest in securing the services of the 22-year-old during the summer but were reluctant to give up Alexis Sanchez in their attempts to acquire Sterling. The Citizens pulled out of the deal and since then, Raheem Sterling has been the star man under Guardiola at the club.
Pep Guardiola’s men are currently eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table with their bitter rivals, Manchester United chasing them in the second spot. They will need all their resources, at their finest to pull it off and Sterling certainly remains one of the manager’s prime resources.
