‘I was tipped to replace Messi and Ronaldo after leaving Liverpool – now I’m a free agent’

A former Liverpool star was tipped to take over from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s best player, but things have gone southFormer Man City winger Raheem Sterling leaving Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court(Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)Raheem Sterling was once tipped to take on the mantle of the world’s best player from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but is now without a club at just 31.