Macclesfield Town Launch Ambitious Bid to Sign Liverpool's Raheem Sterling

Macclesfield Town may play in the Conference Premier (English football's fifth tier), but that hasn't stopped them making an ambitious bid to sign Liverpool's Raheem Sterling.

Fresh from bidding for the World Cup, as reported by the Independent, the plucky underdogs have set up a Crowdfunder page to try to raise the £50 million Liverpool are reportedly demanding for the 20-year-old England attacker. 

They wrote on the page: 

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Admittedly, the move would be a little step down from the Premier League, but  we here at Macclesfield Town can guarantee that Raheem wouldn't have to sit on the bench and watch a 6-1 defeat at Stoke City.

So please throw your support in helping raise the transfer fee to bring Stirling (sic) to Macclesfield. This player could be the difference in helping us retain the Cheshire Cup next season.

In the unlikely event of the Silkmen being outbid by the likes of Manchester City, any funds raised will be used to fund a bid for another star attacker. While we are on the subject, has anybody got a number for Lionel Messi?

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Early signs were that the Silkmen might struggle to reach their target.

However, it's still early.

[Twitter: @thesilkmen]