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Report: Real Madrid monitoring Sterling contract standoff

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Real Madrid is reportedly keeping a close eye on Raheem Sterling.

With a just over a year left on his current Manchester City deal and the two parties at a stalemate, ESPN FC's Jonathan Smith reports that the Spanish giants are monitoring Sterling's situation.

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Reports indicate that Sterling is looking for a weekly earnings increase from £170,000 to no less than £220,000 and that City are keen to agree to new terms with the 23-year-old attacker, though failure to do so before July 2019 could see his value drop.

Naturally, this has sparked Real's interest, and without a goal in 409 minutes of play, Julen Lopetegui's lot could benefit from some upgrades in attack.

Sterling has previously expressed enthusiasm for playing in La Liga, saying in 2017, "Definitely, it would be nice to play abroad. It would be a great experience. Spain's attractive. Anywhere the weather is nice really."

Since joining the Premier League holder from Liverpool in 2015 for a £44-million fee, the 44-time capped England international has bagged 35 goals in 103 league appearances.

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