“The biggest club in the world doesn’t come in for you when a club is ready to sell you. They come in for you when that club is desperate to keep you.
“Regular readers of TOTW will know what I think of Sterling. Indeed, with manager Pep Guardiola as his tutor, I’ve said he could replace Ronaldo as one of the best players in the world.
“What I will add now is that he could also achieve that same status under Real coach Zinedine Zidane. The question for Sterling is, who is it going to be?
“My advice is to do what Ronaldo did to Manchester United and Gareth Bale did to Spurs and move on.
“Do everything in your power to win the Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Champions League with City, but at the end of the season take a bow. Your time has come. Now seize it.”