Man City preparing £450k-a-week deal for Raheem Sterling to fend off Real Madrid transfer interest

MANCHESTER CITY are preparing a mammoth £450,000-a-week deal for Raheem Sterling to fend off transfer interest from Real Madrid, according to reports.

The in-form England winger is quickly cementing his reputation as one of the world's best following another sensational start to the season.

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Pep Guardiola and the club are keen to reward him with a lucrative extension to his current contract, which expires in the summer of 2023.

Sterling last signed a contract in November 2018 to take his wages up to around £280k-a-week, but he has already confirmed his ambition to play abroad.

And City are set to react by making the 24-year-old the Premier League's top earner to ensure his best years are played at the Etihad, according to .

Should Sterling sign the £450k-a-week contract, it would far eclipse Kevin de Bruyne's £350k-a-week deal that is currently the highest at the club.

The former Liverpool star revealed this summer that he believes he is at City "for the long haul" but has hopes of playing abroad one day.

He said in the British GQ August issue: "Looking at it now it's like, Manchester, I love it. I love it here. This is one of the best clubs in the world and I'm here for the long haul.

"But you just don't know what happens in the future. I'm still young and, like I say, I am loving every minute.

"Ever since I was a kid, 100 per cent it's always been a dream of mine to play abroad somewhere. It would be nice one day to finish training and go home and sit in your garden and eat some dinner.

"I would need to see where it’s minimum 17C or 18C constantly."

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Sterling's bank balance could be boosted even further if he signs a lucrative £100million sponsorship to wear Air Jordan football boots.

The Nike-owned brand only broke into football around a year ago, taking on the branding of Paris Saint-Germain's kit.

Sterling already has sponsorship deals with EA Sports and Microsoft - and is being chased by H&M and Gillette too.