Raheem Sterling: Liverpool forward turns down new deal

LONDON. KAZINFORM - Raheem Sterling has told BBC Sport he is not a "money-grabbing 20-year-old" after confirming he has turned down a new £100,000-a-week Liverpool deal.

He also says he will not discuss a new contract with the Reds until the summer, no matter how big a deal he might be offered in the meantime. "It's not about the money at all," the England forward said. "It's never been about money. I talk about winning trophies throughout my career. That's all I talk about." He added: "I don't talk about how many cars I'm going to drive, how many houses I've got. I just purely want to be the best I can be." Liverpool's last piece of silverware came in 2012, when they beat Cardiff on penalties to win the League Cup. Sterling, who joined the Reds from QPR in 2010, did not become a first-team regular until the following season. "I don't want to be perceived as a money-grabbing 20-year-old," said the player, who has two years left on a contract worth £35,000 a week.