Twitter Reacts as Manchester City Reportedly Pay £49M Fee for Raheem Sterling

The drawn-out Raheem Sterling-Liverpool saga appeared to reach a close on Sunday, as John Cross of the Mirror reported that Liverpool and Manchester City reached a £49 million agreement for the wantaway Englishman. 

Naturally, there was a bit of shock at the hefty fee to be paid for the 20-year-old, who, while undoubtedly talented, will be lined up next to other figures who have commanded such big price tags. 

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Alexis Sanchez - £32m Hazard - £32m Ozil - £42.5m Fabregas - £30m Diego Costa - £32m Aguero - £38m Sterling - £49m https://t.co/c9GEoQHmTI

— Not Match of the Day (@NOT_MOTD) July 12, 2015"

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£49 million used to get you Zinedine Zidane, now it gets you Raheem Sterling. pic.twitter.com/7uoAfKxsVJ

— Uber Football Facts (@UberFootbalI) July 12, 2015"

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Alexis Sánchez... £35m Raheem Sterling... £49m - pic.twitter.com/byij1liczy

— Arsenal Related (@ArsenalsRelated) July 12, 2015"

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English premium: Eden Hazard (PFA POTY)—£32M Sergio Aguero (Golden boot)—£35M Alexis (25 goals)—£35M #Sterling—£49M pic.twitter.com/bbteV9FIeS

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) July 12, 2015"

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Man City: Fernandinho 34m Mangala 30m Sterling 49m = 113m Chelsea: Costa 32m Fabregas 27m Hazard 32m = 91m 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/w08hhxhTNX

— 易卜拉欣 (@Makelelekan_04) July 12, 2015"

And entire teams. 

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Barça CL winning team of 2011: Valdes Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Abidal Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta Pedro, Messi, Villa Cost: €79m Sterling: €68m

— Uber Football Facts (@UberFootbalI) July 12, 2015"

Rival fans simply scoffed at the fact that anyone would pay that amount of money for a player who hasn't proved a ton yet. 

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49m for Sterling pic.twitter.com/KiVW4BZ8rs

— bakewell (@JoshBakewell) July 12, 2015"

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49 million pounds Sterling!

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 12, 2015"

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Raheem Sterling: Liverpool won 56.9% of the PL matches since Aug 2013 which Sterling started, compared to 61.1% without him #LFC #MCFC

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) July 12, 2015"

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Brendan Rodgers reacts to Man City's £49m offer for Sterling being accepted. https://t.co/fAQxma3qHV

— TheODDSbible (@TheOddsBible) July 12, 2015"

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Sterling is better than Jesus Navas. That's it, but there are like 10,999 players who are better than Navas.

— The Football Front (@ReviewFootball) July 12, 2015"

While some considered Liverpool would be laughing their way to the bank with their new funds, there were just as many uneasy fans who were wary based on Brendan Rodgers' track record of spending...and not spending wisely. 

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Pro's of Sterling deal: Liverpool have £40M+ to spend Con's of Sterling deal: Liverpool have £40M+ to spend

— Matthew Ordish (@AnfieldMatt) July 12, 2015"

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Soon it will be Villa laughing their heads off after we waste more then half the cash on Benteke! 😜

— Jay (@Jay82_LFC) July 12, 2015"

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£49m. 2 ways to look at whether or not it's good business. Sturridge + Coutinho + Firmino =£49m Downing + Mignolet + Lovren = £49m

— Joseph Cousins (@JCuzzy1) July 12, 2015"

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All I ask is that Brendan Rodgers doesn't take 49m to the store and come back with a truck-full of spare parts. And that's asking a lot.

— James Tyler (@JamesTylerESPN) July 12, 2015"

Naturally, Southampton deserved a mention given Rodgers' affection for Saints players, based on previous spending. 

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"Just think of how many Southampton players I can sign with £49m!" pic.twitter.com/xkwRzH7NDP

— Football Reactions (@FootballReact) July 12, 2015"

And lastly, the buyers. 

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Manuel Pellegrini proves money *can* buy you love... https://t.co/D8mw6Zi4SP

— JOE.co.uk (@JOE_co_uk) July 12, 2015"