21 Mar 2015

Sterling delays contract talks

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Raheem Sterling (Supplied)

Cape Town - Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers revealed on Friday that England winger Raheem Sterling has put contract talks on hold until the end of the season.

The Premier League club have been in negotiations with Sterling for several months over a new deal to replace the 20-year-old's existing one, which expires in 2017.

Rodgers had previously claimed Liverpool offered their prize asset an "incredible" deal, but after further talks this week failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion, the saga has been postponed until the current campaign is over.

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