Liverpool close to agreeing new deal for Raheem Sterling

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Liverpool are close to finalising a new contract for Raheem Sterling following the latest round of negotiations with the England winger’s representatives.

Ian Ayre, the Liverpool chief executive, held another positive meeting with the 20-year-old’s representatives in London on Monday and a new long-term deal for the increasingly influential Sterling is expected to be signed soon.

No announcement is imminent, with Sterling heading straight into Liverpool’s preparations for Saturday’s game at Sunderland from a short holiday in Jamaica, but the legalities of the new contract may be completed within the next week.

Sterling signed a five-year contract with Liverpool in 2012 and is expected to agree another five-year term, albeit on more lucrative terms given his continued progress under Brendan Rodgers.

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