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6th April 2015
06:32pm BST

'We know who Raheem Sterling is, and of course we are monitoring him as a player. There are very few players in the world who can improve the Real Madrid squad, so it is going to make sense we monitor the progress of the best young players in the world. We monitored Bale for over a year, the same with Isco and also Varane.
We monitor many of the best young players in Europe, then if we feel they have something to offer Real Madrid we will contact their club and try and make the next step.'
The statement from the former Real midfielder will increase the anxiety of Liverpool fans that one of their prized assets is about to leave the club. Last week Sterling revealed that he had rejected a £100k-a-week new deal at the club while a number of Premier League clubs,including Arsenal, are also set to be interested in his services.
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