Raheem Sterling’s Manchester City deal almost done

The transfer window’s most protracted saga looks to be at an end after Liverpool reached an agreement with Manchester City which will see Raheem Sterling take Andy Carroll’s tag as the most expensive English footballer.

The wantaway forward was left out of Liverpool’s squad which flew out yesterday for their pre-season tour of Thailand as talks over the big-money switch progressed.

And England international Sterling, who has been at loggerheads with Liverpool since turning down a new contract earlier this year, is now on the verge of completing his move to the Etihad Stadium.