England footie flop Raheem Sterling blows thousands in 9month chase of glamorous teen while calling his live-in partner ‘just a girl’
Star flew girl and her sister on private jet to rented mansion in Hollywood hills
RAHEEM Sterling pursued a teenager for nine months then flew her halfway round the world — telling her his live-in lover was “just a girl”.
Sterling, 21, flew them from London to LA earlier this month, then on to a private jet to his Jamaican hideaway for four days of non-stop shopping and partying.
But when fashion student Elise confronted him about his long-term girlfriend Paige Milian, he dismissed it as “nothing serious”.
Paige was on a Greek isle while Sterling treated the girls to their luxury jaunt and has since celebrated her birthday without him.
A source said: “Poor Paige. She turned 21 earlier this week and appears to have spent her birthday alone.
While Raheem was in LA and Jamaica she was in Crete on holiday. She must be questioning exactly what she means to Raheem when he can go to so much expense to impress another girl.”
The Sun on Sunday understands Sterling, who moved to London from Jamaica as a child, met Elise at a club in the capital back in November last year.
He repeatedly asked her to visit him in the north but the unfazed student insisted she was too busy studying for her A Level exams.
The £180,000-a-week star then redoubled his efforts — apparently enjoying “doing the running” for a change.
Our source said: “There is a lot of chemistry between Elise and Raheem, and has been since the first time they met.
“It didn’t take long before Raheem was calling and texting Elise and arranging meets with her.
“He always tries to catch up with her when he is in London, which is a couple of times a month. He has a crash pad which he often stays at and invites people back to.
“He likes it that she is different to other girls he meets and how she is calm about seeing a famous footballer who earns a lot of money. Elise likes Raheem but he is a lot more keen than she is.
“The trip to Jamaica was the first time they got to spend a bit more time together away.
“But when Elise learned about Paige, she asked Raheem to explain himself. He said she was just a girl and it was nothing serious.
“He didn’t want to make a big deal of it. It doesn’t bother Elise. They are both young and it’s far too early for them to settle down.”
The “besotted” star splashed out £2,600 to fly Elise — and her aspiring model sister Elene — from Heathrow to LA on July 16.
The girls, from Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, spent two nights at the exclusive Mondrian Hotel, where rooms cost up to £1,500 a night.
Sterling flew in from Jamaica with friends on a private jet and they all decamped to a hired mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The Dassault Falcon 50, which cost Sterling around £50,000 to hire, zipped them all back to Jamaica’s capital Kingston for four nights of partying on expensive Cristal champagne.
The girls were also treated to shopping sprees at some of the city’s finest retail outlets.
Our source went on: “Money is no object to Raheem so he didn’t think twice about splashing the cash to make sure Elise and her sister had the time of their lives.”
The footballer then joined up with his City teammates for a pre-season tour of China on July 21, leaving the sisters alone in his plush three-storey pad.
They then flew back to London via Miami on July 24 — after Elise tweeted she was “missing my boy”.
During their trip, Elene posted a series of updates on social media app Snapchat, including several photos which appear to be from one of Sterling’s balconies.
Another shows three expensive motors in the drive, including a black Range Rover. She is also seen looking down beside the pool in a pink and black bikini.
After Sterling’s representatives were contacted by The Sun On Sunday he posted a snap on Instagram of Elise and Elene and other friends. He captioned it: “Good times with good people. Break over now, time to get back to work.”
Elise and Elene are known to be regulars at two of Sterling’s favourite London clubs - Libertine near Oxford Circus, and DSTRKT in Piccadilly Circus. They were pictured at DSTRKT on Valentine’s Day this year, when they are believed to have partied with the footballer.
The source added: “The girls must not have been able to believe their luck. Raheem must really trust the sisters to leave them alone in his expensive Kingston mansion without anyone keeping an eye on them.
“Things are getting more serious between Elise and Raheem, but Paige is still in the picture too so it’s complicated. Elise isn’t going to wait for him forever, she’s a very popular girl and attracts a lot of footballers and sports stars.
“Raheem has achieved a lot at such a young age and likes to share his success with his friends, so they never have to spend a penny while he’s around.
“He is besotted with Elise and enjoys being the one doing all the running for a change.
“And he doesn’t seem too bothered about Paige finding out.”
Just weeks ago Paige posted a video on Instagram of her and Raheem cuddling — captioned “Forever”.
Sterling has a four-year-old daughter, Melody Rose, from a brief relationship in 2012.
In March, we revealed how he had a hotel date with Playboy model Tabby Brown at a posh Manchester hotel - just weeks after setting up home with Paige in a £3.5million pad in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
When approached by The Sun on Sunday, the sisters declined to comment.