Liverpool got their price.
Throughout this annoying transfer saga, it had been reported that Liverpool were holding out for £50m from Man City for want-away winger Raheem Sterling.
They didn’t get the half century, but they came pretty close, with a number of media outlets reporting that City will pay the Reds £49m for the England international.
BREAKING: Liverpool have reached an agreement with Manchester City over the £49m transfer of Raheem Sterling pic.twitter.com/OU2pDI6HnL
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 12, 2015
Apparently 10% of the deal goes to QPR, who Liverpool bought Sterling from, which leaves the club with £45m for themselves. They have already spent £29m on Roberto Firmino, and bought Nathaniel Clyne for £11.5m so it will be interesting to see if they use some of this money to increase their bid for Aston Villa striker for Christian Benteke.
Either way, this continues Liverpool’s recent run of getting good prices for their big names. Luis Suarez, Fernando Torres, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano were all sold for massive fees.
