The 20-year- who is motivated by trophies not money after rejecting a £100,000-a-week contract.
Sterling has two years left on a contract worth £35,000 a week.
After rejecting such offer it actually show that the man is not a money grabbing.
Raheem Sterling: Liverpool forward staying - Brendan Rodgers
Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling will not be leaving the club in
the summer despite a breakdown in talks over a new deal, says manager
Brendan Rodgers.
Rodgers added: "Concentration should be on his football. If his
ambition is to win trophies that's aligned with what we do here."
The Liverpool boss added that the club had not given him permission to speak to BBC Sport and that he thought it was a "mistake" to carry out the interview.
"There was no permission from us," he said. "He will learn. We all make mistakes in life, especially when we are young.
"I think the kid has tried to put off all talk about contract and money. For now hopefully the focus will be on football."
Sterling, who joined the Reds from QPR in 2010, says he will not discuss a new contract with the Reds until the summer.
"I just want to take the time to think about what I've achieved in my career so far, where I need to go and what I need to do to get better as a player," he said.
Newspaper reports have linked him with moves to Manchester City, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson, who won five league titles and a European Cup with the club, said Sterling is not yet good enough for the top clubs in Europe.
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