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Liverpool striker Jerome Sinclair looks increasingly likely to leave the club at the end of the season.

The 19-year-old frontman is out of contract in June and talks over a new deal have stalled.

The situation is further complicated by the fact that Sinclair has recently changed agents and is now represented by Aidy Ward, who infamously helped engineer Raheem Sterling’s controversial exit from Anfield last summer.

The ECHO understands there is currently a big gulf between the terms Liverpool are willing to offer and what Sinclair’s camp have been demanding.

If Sinclair’s deal expires and he joins another English club, Liverpool would be due compensation and the Reds are likely to insist on the fee being decided by a tribunal.

However, Sinclair, who joined the Reds’ Academy from West Brom in 2011, could sign a pre-contract agreement with a non-English club in January and under FIFA rules that would result in Liverpool only receiving a nominal fee of around £250,000.

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Sinclair became the youngest first-team player in the club’s history when he came on against West Brom in the League Cup aged 16 years and six days in September 2012.

A Premier League bow followed against Chelsea back in May and he also made a late cameo against Crystal Palace in the final home game of Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool career.

However, Sinclair’s refusal to pen a new deal led to him being left out of Brendan Rodgers’ squad for the pre-season tour of the Far East and Australia.

Since Jurgen Klopp’s appointment, Sinclair has been an unused substitute on two occasions. His only action this term has come for Michael Beale’s under-21s.

His decision to join forces with Ward won’t go down well with Liverpool’s hierarchy considering the manner in which the Sterling saga unfolded.

Ward launched an extraordinary attack on the club back in May as he tried to force through a move to Manchester City. He insisted he “didn’t care” about Liverpool’s image and said Sterling wouldn’t sign a new deal even if he was offered “£900,000 per week”.

Sterling eventually got his wish in July - but only after City met the Reds’ £49million asking price.