Liverpool's manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed his team planned to sell Raheem Sterling to a rival Premier League football club, though he's played down reports of an acrimonious rift over the restless England forward.
England forward Raheem Sterling Photo: PHOTOSPORT
British media are saying 20-year-old Sterling is joining Manchester City in a deal worth more than $100 million, a record for a transfer within the English Premier League.
Brendan Rogers says the transfer is complete, subject to a medical, and while the manager says he's maintained a strong relationship with the player, Sterling was jeered by club supporters at an end-of-season awards dinner.
But Rodgers' relationship with Sterling cooled considerably when the player in January turned down a lucrative new contract worth more than $200,000 per week.
Bastian Schweinsteiger Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Meanwhile, Manchester United's transfer flurry has continued with the signings of Germany's captain Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich and the French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton.
Schneiderlin signed a four-year contract for a fee reported to be more than $50 million, while midfielder Schweinsteiger joined United on a three-year deal for a fee of around $32 million.