Frustrated Liverpool cancel Sterling contract talks

Liverpool’s hard-line stance in an increasingly acrimonious stand-off over the future of Raheem Sterling will not impact on the player in the short term.

The club yesterdaycancelled a scheduled meeting with the England international and his representative Aidy Ward after comments attributed to the agent claimed the 20-year-old would “definitely not” sign another contract even for £900,000-a-week.

Ward subsequently distanced himself from the quotes in the London Evening Standard and has reportedly threatened to take legal action but the damage had already been done.