Manchester City ready to discuss a new contract with Raheem Sterling

Manchester City are ready to discuss a new long-term contract with England hero Raheem Sterling after Euro 2020, with his current £300,000-a-week deal at the Etihad set to expire in 2023

  • Raheem Sterling is in fine form for England at the European Championship
  • But the forward had lost his place in the Manchester City team last season
  • However, City are keen to extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium beyond 2023
  • Sterling is conducting all negotiations surrounding his career himself 
  • Find out the latest Euro 2020 news including fixtures, live action and results here

Manchester City will look to discuss a new contract with Raheem Sterling after the European Championship.

Sterling has shone for England over the tournament, Tuesday’s crucial opener against Germany his third goal in four games.

The forward has two years left to run on his existing deal at the Etihad Stadium, which can reach £300,000 a week if certain bonuses are hit.

Manchester City are ready to discuss extending Raheem Sterling’s contract beyond 2023

Sportsmail understands that City are calm about that situation but are preparing to sit down with the 26-year-old over the summer to hold talks over his future.

Sterling is conducting all negotiations surrounding his career himself, aided by two lawyers – as Sportsmail revealed in April.

Last season proved a personal disappointment for Sterling, who had lost his place in Pep Guardiola’s preferred starting XI towards the end of the campaign before a surprise inclusion for the Champions League final defeat by Chelsea in Porto.

Despite a poor season at City, Sterling has been one of England’s stars at Euro 2020 so far

Pep Guardiola will hope the forward can return to his best form for City next term

Sterling still finished the campaign by hitting double figures in the Premier League as City clinched the title at a canter. There is hope he can recapture his consistency of 2019, when he struck 43 goals for club and country in the calendar year.

City also have Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan with contracts up in 2023, with the club maintaining that they have no interest in allowing the latter to leave this summer.

Guardiola recently claimed that the Premier League champions have to ‘shake and move’ to refresh their squad before the new season as they pursue moves for Harry Kane and Jack Grealish.

Decisions will need to be made on unsettled players, including Barcelona and Atletico Madrid target Bernardo Silva, but outgoings are dependent on the financial state of the transfer market.




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