Raheem Sterling: Man City forward open to move abroad if he does not get more game time

Raheem sterling has only made it to Manchester City's Premier League game this season.
Raheem Sterling, Manchester City's forward, said he is open to international play if Etihad Stadium does not offer him more game time.

The contract of the England international ends in 2023.

Sterling, 26, stated, "If there were the chance to go somewhere else I would be open for it."

"Football is my most important thing at the moment."

"I've always wanted to do something, and maybe one day I will be able to travel abroad and see how it goes."

Sterling has only started one Premier League match since the start of the season. However, he was with Pep Guardiola for the Champions League group stage loss by Paris St-Germain on September 28th.

Guardiola's options are reduced by the arrival of Jack Grealish, England team-mate from Aston Villa, for 100m. However Ferran Torres is out for at least one month due to a fractured foot.

Sterling, who moved to City from Liverpool in 2015, has won the Premier League three consecutively, the FA Cup once, and the EFL Cup four occasions.

He said that he was not someone who complains, at the FT Business of Sport US summit. It isn't a bigger deal than it already is. I'm just excited to play football and score often.

Sterling is expected to not sign a new contract until he plays regularly again. This raises the possibility that he will fulfill a long-held dream of playing overseas.

"Racism is not taken seriously enough"

Sterling stated that he has stopped speaking out about racism in public and focuses on trying to achieve more action within the limitations of what he can do.

After being racially abuse after failing to pay penalties in July's Euro 2020 final loss by Italy at Wembley, the Manchester City and England winger was targeted.

He said, "If it were comments about something else it would be taken much more seriously." "Racist abuse, which I don't believe, is treated as seriously as other topics."

"It's something we're still talking about, and it is still happening."

Sterling said, reflecting on the reactions to the Italy loss: "My primary concern was the well being of my team-mates and making certain they were all okay.

"No one likes to miss any penalty. It is disappointing to have the belief that you can step up in a time when millions of people are watching, only to then be racially abused afterward.