Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Raheem Sterling will lose his relationship with the club’s fans if his contract talks continue to stall.
The England international is currently stalling on a new contract with the Merseyside club as holds for a better financial package and awaits developments in interest from linked clubs.
La Liga duo Barcelona and Real Madrid have been interested, although the latter are banned from making transfers until January 2016 and the latter have identified other transfer targets for the summer.
Man City, however, remain keen, and could be ready to make a summer move, with a bid in the region of £50m planned.
And, Carragher believes that the youngster will lose his relationship with the club’s fans if talks and rumours continue.
“The fans’ frustration comes from his contract situation. The longer it continues the more frustration there will be and it paints him and his advisors in a bad light,” he wrote on Kicca.
“We all like to maximise what we can earn in any industry but his standoff won’t help his relationship with the fans.”