Four and a half years and Liverpool at last feel like they have gotten their own back.
Raheem Sterling looks set for a big-money move – nay, ridiculous money move – to Manchester City with news this evening that both clubs have agreed a fee.
At £49m though, Liverpool’s 20-year-old English international will become the second dearest British player of all time. Of all time.
And, after a season that failed to live up to the heights he hit during the Reds’ title assault in 2013/14, after a lot of questionable antics to seemingly force a move away from Anfield, the Scousers are confident that they are getting the better deal in letting Sterling leave the club and take an outrageous sum of money off City’s hands for him.
It’s also helping to ease the load that still haunts them from when they splashed £35m of the Fernando Torres money on Andy Carroll in one of the best bits of businesses Newcastle United have ever managed.
Now, Liverpool are the ones who are producing the magic in the negotiation stakes and the fans are delighted after Carroll-gate.
Andy Carroll is no longer the most expensive English footballer, Raheem Sterling becomes the most expensive English player for £49M.
— Israel Ayenigbara (@Izy_OA) July 12, 2015
£45m for #Sterling is daylight robbery…but makes up for some of the money LFC blew on Andy Carroll! ⚽️💰🚔
— John H (@JohnHiley) July 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/NeilDavis77/status/620295207427407872
https://twitter.com/lfc_josh98/status/620277764470513664
Man City must have just based the decision to sign Sterling on "is he worth £14m more than Andy Carroll?"
— Scott (@srgsrg91) July 12, 2015
@GafferBailey Kind of makes up for the 35mil for Andy Carroll
— Jake Horwood (@jakeh10) July 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/LiamMcDearmid/status/620295879732391936
https://twitter.com/Dashman95/status/620296064294342656
45m for Sterling. Makes up for us paying 35 mil for Carroll…….sort of
— bateson87 (@bateson87) July 12, 2015
£45m for Sterling? Lucky if he's worth half that. Overrated and still not fulfilled potential. Makes up for the money blown on Carroll. #LFC
— Calum G (@CalumG48) July 12, 2015
It’s £49m, Calum. Making him the 14th most expensive footballer of all time (adjusted for inflation).
