Many Liverpool fans have flatly dismissed a “laughable” report from French publication L’Equipe claiming that the Reds could re-sign Raheem Sterling.
According to L’Equipe, the Anfield club are thinking about a possible bid for the Manchester City winger, who last week said in an Instagram Q&A [via Daily Mail] that he still loves the Merseyside club. The story of Liverpool’s reported interest was posted by @AnfieldEdition on Twitter.
Liverpool are interested in a sensational move to bring Raheem Sterling back to Anfield.
The winger has no plans to commit his future to Man City if they aren’t playing in the Champions League and when current uncertainties are clear, the Reds will consider a move. [L’Equipe] pic.twitter.com/SsO8pOgGEI
— Anfield Edition (@AnfieldEdition) March 31, 2020
L’Equipe claimed that Pep Guardiola’s side could struggle to keep the 25-year-old if their ban from UEFA competitions for the next two years is upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with Liverpool reportedly fearful of the possibility of Sadio Mane leaving the club amid interest from Real Madrid.
Sterling reportedly turned down a £100,000-a-week contract at Liverpool in 2015, with agent Aidy Ward claiming that the winger wanted to leave Anfield, and did not report for the Reds’ pre-season tour that summer shortly before his £49m move to Manchester City.
These Liverpool fans on Twitter made it clear that they do not want him back at the club, with one Kopite saying that he’d sooner take back Milan Jovanovic, who flopped at Anfield in 2010/11 and later told the Liverpool Echo that he regretted his move to Merseyside:
Dont want him back, i rather have jovanovic back?
— Lars Ivar Hansen (@LarsIvarHansen1) March 31, 2020
So a French newspaper is saying we’re interested in bringing back Sterling?
It’s all based on his comment a few weeks ago and would never happen.
Wouldn’t even start for us and we’re not paying £150m or so for a bench player.
Laughable.
— Laurie (@LFC_Laurie) March 31, 2020
They can L’Equipe him
— Derelict Tomtom?? (@Aiyic) March 31, 2020
— LFCFF (@BossTha02) March 31, 2020
Isn’t 1st of April tomorrow??
— Seba Bohinec 6? (@SebaBohinec5) March 31, 2020
— Kloppo Man???????????? (@TheRedOpinion) March 31, 2020
get this off my screen
— 2 Wins Away (@AnfieldRoad1999) March 31, 2020
He isn’t coming back , he wants Real Madrid . He will use Liverpool to get what he wants . Hopefully Liverpool will stamp on this story ASAP
— Ian Clarke (@ianwclarke) March 31, 2020
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