#2 Raheem Sterling - €62.50 million
Rejected contracts, unceremonious interviews, agent talks and skipped trainings – Raheem Sterling became the talk of the 2015 summer transfer window. Amid constant rumours that Sterling wanted to leave the club, Brendan Rodgers claimed that Sterling had been offered ‘an incredible deal’, rumoured to be a new long-term contract worth over £100,000 a week.
The offer was waived off by Sterling’s agent Aidy Ward, who later revealed in an exclusive interview that his client would not sign the contract even if given ‘£800 or £900 thousand a week’.
An unused substitute in Liverpool’s last game of the season at Stoke City, Sterling was a subject of constant booing and jeering by the Liverpool fans at the annual awards. An initial bid of £30 million from Manchester City was rejected and a further second bid of £40 million was rebuffed too.
However with Sterling having set his heart on the move away from Anfield, City sealing the transfer with an offer worth a whopping £49 million.
Though he showed glimpses of his talent and ability at his new club, scoring within three minutes of his debut, Sterling eventually lost his place in the starting line-up under Manuel Pellegrini. He was faced with heavy criticism owing to his prolonged poor form, constant dribbling with no end product and a lack of sharpness in front of the goal frustrating the City faithful to no end.
A season further curtailed due to a groin injury, it didn’t take long for Sterling to be labelled as ‘one of the worst signings of the season’.