Raheem Sterling is set to tell Liverpool he wants to leave the club in the summer when talks between the two parties resume this week, according to reports.
Several reports on Monday night claimed the England forward would inform club chiefs that he sees his future away from Anfield.
The reports said Sterling told Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers in person before the 1-1 draw at Chelsea earlier this month that he wanted to leave.
Sterling is under contract until 2017 and, if he opts not to sign a new deal, Liverpool will have to decide whether to cash in on one of their most prized assets or risk losing him for nothing at the end of his deal.
The 20-year-old said in an interview with BBC Sport last month that the contract impasse was nothing to do with money, but about his desire to win trophies after it emerged that he had been what Rodgers described as ''an incredible offer'', believed to be £100,000-a-week.
Sterling has been urged to stay at the club by departing captain Steven Gerrard, who said: ''I think he should sign a new deal. Brendan is a fantastic man manager, he puts a lot of time and effort into every player in the squad."
Liverpool declined to comment when contacted by Press Association Sport.
Source: PA
