Raheem Sterling has asked Manchester City to sanction transfer to Barcelona this January after falling down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola, according to reports.

Sterling – who has 18 months left on his contract -played a starring during England’s Euro 2020 campaign but has since struggled to cement a place in the Manchester City starting IX.

Therefore, he believes the opportunity of playing regular football for Barcelona is ‘too good to turn down’.