Raheem Sterling Round-Up: Liverpool Sells Young Star To Manchester City

July 15, 6 p.m. ET: We examine the eye-popping transfer fee Manchester City paid Liverpool for Sterling and ask “is he worth it?”

Sterling most expensive English player in history >>

July 14, 3 p.m. ET: Since mid-March, we have had a feeling this day would come, and it’s finally here.

Raheem Sterling completed his transfer from Liverpool to Manchester City on Tuesday, ending a months-long contract standoff and transfer saga, which have captivated rumor junkies and infuriated Liverpool fans for some time.

Sterling signed a five-year contract with Manchester City after the Premier League giant reportedly agreed to pay Liverpool £49 million ($76 million).

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Sterling had been angling for a move away from Liverpool for much of 2015 after negotiations on a new contract broke down in March. Sterling’s departure grew increasingly acrimonious and inevitable with the passage of time, and now it has happened.

We have been following this story closely as events have unfolded and will continue to do so over the course of the next few days.

Here’s a good starting point for those who are new to Sterling’s transfer story. The first is an analysis of his explosive and unauthorized March interview with the BBC in which he explains his refusal to sign a new contract with Liverpool. The second is breaking news story, following the official comfirmation of Sterling’s completed transfer.