New Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez has confirmed that Raheem Sterling is a player that the Spanish giants are tracking.
Sterling has been the talk of the town in recent weeks. News first broke that he was going to reject a new contract and then his agent disparaged both Liverpool Football Club and ex-Red Jamie Carragher.
It looks like the young England international wants to leave Anfield, and Benitez is quoted by the Liverpool Echo as saying:
“We admire Raheem Sterling, that’s no secret. I know Raheem as a player but he is not part of this team so I won’t talk about him.”
However, by answering this question Benitez has, intentionally or not, whipped up speculation about Sterling moving to the Spanish capital.
He’d join ex-Reds boss Benitez at the Santiago Bernabéu, as well as former Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes, who looks set to join the Real Madrid coaching staff as an assistant.
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