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So the saga has ended and Raheem Sterling has signed with Manchester City for £49 (£44 + £5 in add ons). With this deal Sterling becomes the most expensive English player ever (take that Andy Carroll!) and City's record transfer (for now). Twitter reacted, well, as you'd expect:
IT'S A DEAL! #MCFC agree £49m deal for Raheem Sterling with #LFC http://t.co/hwMNILSOK9 pic.twitter.com/f0VQHjKAcs
— Manchester City News (@ManCityMEN) July 12, 2015
BREAKING: City and Liverpool have agreed a £44m fee for Raheem Sterling with a further £5m in future add-ons.
— City Watch (@City_Watch) July 12, 2015
Then the reactions started coming in:
Jamie Carragher and Phil Thompson agree the Raheem Sterling fee is a great deal for Liverpool http://t.co/NezvpJ3uob pic.twitter.com/973JRm89Cu
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) July 12, 2015
Raheem Sterling is a very good young player but he has not yet hit the heights of an Owen, Rooney, Fowler or Giggs http://t.co/IfLPgI6Scl
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) July 12, 2015
49 million pounds Sterling!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 12, 2015
If Raheem Sterling's worth £49 million then I'm an Aardvark.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 12, 2015
Then some people had ones that made me chuckle:
City have paid seriously over the odds for Sterling! pic.twitter.com/Tx9DBNOFZx
— Footy Capital (@FootyCapitaI) July 12, 2015
Sterling cost me £80 million on football manager so I think City have got them selves a bargain.
— Zac Morgans (@zacmorgans) July 12, 2015
Sterling's agent right now pic.twitter.com/Tj2vmmlSPO
— Liverpool Hardline (@LFC_Hardline) July 12, 2015
My personal favorite:
City's owner is worth £17billion on his own. As if he's arsed that Martin, 21 from Shrewsbury thinks he paid too much for Raheem Sterling.
— Luke (@1Royle) July 12, 2015
Finally, a Liverpool fan penned a letter to Sterling
This is hilarious. Definitely written through a haze of tears, and includes the obligatory 'Liverpool Football Club' http://t.co/eKcuDxFY39
— Nick (@ManUnitedYouth) July 12, 2015
What do you think of the Sterling to City deal?