Liverpool are confident of reaching an agreement with Raheem Sterling.

The Mail on Sunday says Liverpool are set to give their fans a much-needed boost by agreeing a new £25million deal with Sterling by the end of the month.

The Anfield club are confident of securing Sterling on a five-year contract worth £100,000-a-week and have stepped up negotiations with the 20-year-old England international following the surprise news that captain Steven Gerrard will leave at the end of the season to play in America.

Manager Brendan Rodgers is pinning his hopes on Sterling becoming the club's new talisman and even though the England star has two years left on his current deal, Liverpool are keen to reward him for his outstanding form and want to ward off £60m interest from Real Madrid and Manchester City.