Young players have always been on the radar of big sides like Real Madrid who is known for snatching finest talents in their early ages and this is also a fact that any player they desire for is ready to join them and if he has any kind of dissent with his current club, chances of his switch become more prominent. We are talking about Liverpool’s 19-year-old Jamaican player Raheem Sterling who has off late been in the news for an apparent argument between Reds and England’s national team managers. He is young, dynamic, and obviously among the brightest European talents available today, hence, reportedly, Real was in talk with his agent for a possibly switch. Whether it is just a rumor or Madrid side is really interested in him is not confirmed but one thing is sure that Sterling has asked his side to revise his running contract and if there is any hitch from club side, Spanish giant would like to encash the opportunity even if manager Carlo Ancelotti has denied of any such interest in the QPR’s youth product. What Italian said about him in his recent interview is, “It is clear Sterling is not in our plans. Sterling is a player of great quality, certainly one of the best in Europe. But we already have extraordinary talent here.
“Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo are still young — and we have a talent here called Jese who is even younger. He is injured at the moment but already last year he has done things that are extraordinary, so to think of another striker for the Real Madrid attack is really extremely difficult.”
He intentionally made Reds bosses aware that they have enough options so no chances of creating another world record for hiring a priciest player! However, he praised Sterling and called him one of the bests in Europe ahead of their Championship clash with the league side. He said, “Sterling is strong because he has a specific quality which is pace and controlling the ball at pace which is unique. In today’s football at this level pace is a very important element. But I never worry about only one player. I always think I have to play against a team.”
This could also an intelligent mind game being played by the Real boss since he knows if he starts revealing their interest openly they could end up paying more amount than they would like to at the moment.