Dec 10, 2014 Telegraph Sport reports that Raheem Sterling and Liverpool are "nowhere near agreement" in their contract negotiations - the first sign that the two parties could be on the verge of a major row.

Jan 22, 2015 Manager Brendan Rodgers insists the club are near agreement with Sterling and his advisers over a new deal. "I would think that would be concluded very imminently - the player is very happy," he says.

Feb 9, 2015 Rodgers says Liverpool have offered Sterling an "incredible" deal but insists "It is not a case of giving any player - I'm not talking about Raheem here I'm talking in general - what they want."

Mar 20, 2015 Rodgers announces that Sterling and his team have requested putting contract negotiations on hold until the end of the season.

April 1, 2015 Sterling gives an incendiary interview to BBC Sport, where he claimed Liverpool's failure to offer him a contract last summer led to him rejecting their £100,000-a-week contract offer. He also insists he is not a "money-grabber".

Apr 2, 2015 Brendan Rodgers admits Liverpool had no knowledge of the BBC interview and suggests Sterling has been badly advised.

Apr 10, 2015 Sterling is heckled by fans attending the club's official kit launch. He is included in promotional shots for the kit.

Apr 12, 2015 A bizarre twist in the saga sees photographs of Sterling inhaling smoke from a shisha pipe splashed over a tabloid newspaper.

May 19, 2015 Sterling is jeered by supporters at Liverpool's end-of-season awards ceremony, where he wins the Young Player of the Year.

May 20, 2015 It emerges that Manchester United have had an approach to speak to Sterling over a summer move to Old Trafford rejected by Liverpool.