Daily Mail: Approaching a contract year, City are looking to renew sterling's contract this season

According to the Daily Mail, Manchester City believe Sterling can renew his contract with the club before the end of the season.

Sterling's current contract expires next summer and he has been considering moving to Spain for Barcelona or Real Madrid.

However, City are confident that Sterling will sign a new contract. Although Guardiola didn't give Sterling much chance in the second half of last season, their relationship has improved now. In the coming weeks, Sterling will make decisions based on the game time he gets.

But an important development is that Sterling will not leave the team in the winter window. In October last year, Sterling said he would like to play outside the UK in order to get more playing time, but given the current financial situation of Barca and Real Madrid, this move may be difficult to achieve.

City want to address the issue before the end of the season because they have a principle – not to let important players go into contract years. Talks between the club and Sterling will begin next month.

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