Sterling, 20, is understood to have rebuffed an initial offer but Liverpool do not now anticipate any hitches. The forward was initially offered a pay rise taking him to £70,000 a week but his representatives were understood to be holding out for £120,000 a week. It is thought that the two parties have met somewhere in the middle and Sterling’s new deal will be heavily incentivised, as was the contract signed recently by Daniel Sturridge.