Raheem Sterling and Liverpool are close to agreement on a contract extension.
Ian Ayre, the Liverpool chief executive, held another positive meeting with the 20-year-old’s representatives in London on Monday and a new long-term deal for the increasingly influential Sterling is expected to be signed soon.
Sterling signed a five-year contract with Liverpool in 2012 and is expected to agree another five-year term, albeit on more lucrative terms given his continued progress under Brendan Rodgers.