Raheem Sterling tipped to quit Man City for Euro giants after £80m report – pundit
Paul Robinson has tipped Raheem Sterling to leave Man City for a top European club this summer.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Spurs and England number one suggested the 27-year-old wants to play more regularly than he is under Pep Guardiola.
Sterling is approaching the final year of his contract at the Etihad.
According to the Daily Star (26 March), City will reluctantly listen to offers of £80million amid fears they could lose him for nothing in the summer of 2023.
Robinson believes the Premier League champions may struggle to recoup that much for the England international.
“Sterling demonstrated what he can do in the Euros,” he told Football Insider‘s Dylan Childs.
“He was a bit-part player for Man City at the end of last season and then was one of the best players at the Euros.
“He has performed again this season even thought he is in and out of the side. City have so much quality that you are always going to be in and out.
“Would someone pay £80million to sign him? It’s a high price tag for someone of his age but you know the quality he possesses. He will produce at the top level for the next four years.
“It’s been talked about for that long that I wouldn’t be surprised if he left for one of the big European clubs. He already said last year that he was interested in playing on the continent. I think his style of play would suit that.”
In other news, an ex-Fifa official has slammed chiefs for wasting £22m-a-year as Man City controversy analysed.