The Liverpool legend believes the 20-year-old's actions will only make
his former club more bullish in their determination to keep him
Jamie Carragher has warned Raheem Sterling he risks gaining a
reputation he will be unable to shake off in his public dispute with
Liverpool .
Goal understands Sterling has informed Brendan Rodgers that he does
not want to join the rest of the Reds squad on their pre-season tour of
Australia and south east Asia as he attempts to force through a
summer move to Manchester City.
City are yet to bid for the 20-year-old since seeing a take-it-or-leave-
it £45 million offer rejected last month, but remain the front-runners to
sign him.
Carragher believes that Sterling's actions will only make Liverpool more
determined not to cave into his demands and thinks the controversial
youngster is doing long-term damage to his public image.
"Reports today suggest Raheem Sterling has told Brendan Rodgers he
doesn't want to go away on the pre-season tour," Carragher wrote.
"This at times comes from the club who are chasing the player, in this
case Man City, who ask a player to try and force the move after having
two bids that were unsuccessful. All clubs at times have asked a player
to push a move through but even so it's still a story that doesn't reflect
well on Raheem.
"He's starting to get a reputation that could be hard to rid himself of in
the future, are Man City fans looking at the situation and thinking this
could be us in a few years?
"I think this situation will only make Liverpool more determined to get
the fee they feel Raheem is worth rather than caving in to Raheem's &
Man City's wishes."
Source : goal.com