Real Madrid target £50m Raheem Sterling after Kylian Mbappe transfer snub

dailystar.co.uk:

Real Madrid want to sign Raheem Sterling this summer in a £50million deal.The Spanish giants have been long-time admirers of the England and Manchester City ace and will look to lure him to the Bernabeu.

Sterling is entering the final 12 months of his £350,000-a-week deal at the Etihad and there are no signs of him being offered a new one.The 27-year-old winger has long held ambitions of spending some of his career in Europe with one of the biggest clubs.

Real have become desperate to bolster their ranks after missing out on Erling Haaland to City and now Kylian Mbappe, who has decided to stay with Paris Saint-Germain.The double blow has left Real president Florentino Perez seething and he will now turn to Sterling in the hope of pulling off a deal.

Sterling has made no secret of his admiration for Real.Back in 2020 he gave an in depth interview to one of Spain's leading newspapers, in which he admitted he had a strong liking for the club and even posed with one of their famous shirts draped over his shoulder.He has struggled to hold down a regular starting place in Guardiola's side this season, and knows the clock is ticking when it comes to fulfilling one of his remaining ambitions when it comes to playing abroad.Sterling will also know he needs to be playing regularly to boost his chances of being in Gareth Southgate's England first-choice side when the World Cup starts in Qatar in November..