English Premier League champions Manchester city is confident of securing a new deal with Jamaican-born forward Raheem Sterling…..that would make him the highest paid player in the club’s history.

It was revealed in October that city had planned on opening negotiations with sterling over a contract extension……less than 12 months after he signed his previous renewal.

Talks have since been opened with sterling’s representatives and initial discussions have been encouraging from city’s perspective, with the club now confident that an agreement can be reached.

Sterling currently earns around £300,000-pounds-per-week at the Etihad but an extension is likely to see him catapulted to around £380,000 pounds weekly.

A move that would put him on par with Manchester united goalkeeper David de Gea as the best paid player in the premier league and comfortably the highest paid in city’s history.

The 24 year old who is valued by city at around £200 million pounds……has so far hit the back of the net 8 times in the ongoing premier league campaign…….that’s one behind team leader Sergio Aguero.