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Raheem Sterling will not sign a new contract for Liverpool FC, even if it was worth nearly £1m a week, according to reported quotes attributed to agent Aidy Ward.

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In an interview published in the London Evening Standard, the 20-year-old's representative reportedly claims the forward "definitely" won't sign a new contract with the club, and that Manchester City and Chelsea are interested.

Ward, who is reported to have denied the comments to a number of media outlets, has also been quoted as saying he doesn't care about Liverpool and, in a remarkable attack on a number of the club's former players, labels Reds legend Jamie Carragher a “kn*b”.

Liverpool are currently embroiled in a high-profile contract wrangle with Sterling, who is expected to tell the club he won't be signing a new contract with them.

Sterling has already turned down a £100,000-a-week deal and was set to meet with manager Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre on Friday to discuss matters, but the club have now postponed that meeting.

And in an interview with the London Evening Standard, Ward reportedly says there is no chance of his client signing a new deal, no matter the price.

Ward told the London Evening Standard: “I don’t care about the PR of the club and the club situation. I don’t care.

“He is definitely not signing. He’s not signing for £700,000, £800,000 or £900,000 a week. He is not signing.

“My job is to make sure I do the best with them (my clients).

"If people say I am bad at my job, or they are badly advised it does not matter.”

IN PROFILE: Aidy Ward, Raheem Sterling's agent

It is believed Manchester United have had an enquiry over Sterling rejected by the club already, with other Premier League competitors also interested.

Ward dismissed to the newspaper that he would move abroad to Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich, with Chelsea or Manchester City the most likely destinations.

And he also appeared to blame the club for making news about the discussions public, saying: “How did this all occur? There is no smoke without fire.

He added: “I am not worried. Worried is making a decision not knowing what is going to happen.

"Every Premier League club will make a bid for him.”

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Sterling, whose current deal expires in 2017, has been one of Liverpool's best players this season - but the second half of it has been tainted with his ongoing contract dispute.

Rodgers revealed in March Sterling's contract situation would not be resolved until the summer, just a week after the Liverpool boss insisted Anfield was the right place for the player to develop his career.

Sterling then gave an unauthorised interview with the BBC discussing his contract situation.

The saga has seen both Sterling and Ward has come under criticism from a number of former Liverpool players including Graeme Souness, Mark Lawrenson and Carragher.

Carragher, now a pundit on Sky, told Sterling on Monday Night Football to “keep his mouth shut” and to "get on with playing football".

Ward added: “Carragher is a knob. Everybody knows it.

"Any of the criticism from current pundits or ex-Liverpool players - none of them things matter to me. It is not relevant.”

Ward, 34, was formerly associated with agency Impact Sports Management before setting up his own company.

He is also Saido Berahino’s agent, who himself has been at the centre of public contract negotiations with West Bromwich Albion.

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