Brendan Rodgers addresses Arsenal and Chelsea target Raheem Sterling's future AGAIN

BRENDAN RODGERS has made an unequivocal statement about Raheem Sterling's future: Liverpool remains the perfect place for his development.

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Sterling recently rejected a new contract offer worth £100,000 a week.

The 20-year-old also courted controversy when pictures emerged of him inhaling laughing gas as well as having shisha with team-mate Jordon Ibe.

Arsenal and Chelsea have both been monitoring Sterling with a view to making a move for him in the summer.

But Rodgers maintains Sterling will only continue to improve if he stays at Anfield.

It’s all about the football development of the young player. He’s developing really, really well here

Brendan Rodgers

"Raheem was playing in the team at 17 at Liverpool Football Club,” Rodgers told The Daily Telegraph.

“He’s got to a hundred appearances quicker than Lionel Messi or Ronaldo.

"It’s all about the football development of the young player. He’s developing really, really well here.

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Raheem Sterling has been linked with a move to Liverpool's rivals

“I said last year about him being one of the best young players in Europe, if not the best, just out of how well he was doing. 

"But actually if you analyse that there are not many young players playing. 

"He’s just turned 20 and the next one to come here will be Jordon Ibe.”

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