Pep Guardiola provides update on Raheem Sterling contract negotiations

Raheem Sterling has under 18 months remaining on his current contract

Pep Guardiola remains confident Raheem Sterling will commit his long-term future to Manchester City and sign a new contract.
The England international’s current deal expires next summer and reports on Friday claimed the 23-year-old was seeking a pay rise of around £100,000-a-week which would bring him closer in line with the club’s top earners.
Sterling, who signed for City three years ago from Liverpool, scored 23 times in all competitions during his side’s record breaking Premier League title winning campaign last season and already has two goals in three matches this term.

Raheem Sterling scored 23 goals last season

Guardiola has been credited with playing a huge role in the winger’s rapid progress and the Spaniard is hopeful Sterling’s future will be resolved soon.
‘It’s well-known that we are delighted with him, we would like him to continue.
‘After, it is the club and the agent. I am not involved. Sometimes these kind of things need their own time.
‘What’s important is that Raheem and his people know how delighted we are with him.’
Sterling pulled out of the England squad ahead of the recent matches against Spain and Switzerland due to a back problem, but Guardiola confirmed he is in contention to start against Fulham on Saturday.