The English forward is on loan from Chelsea for the entire season, but has not impressed.
Sterling has found it tough to earn regular game time under boss Mikel Arteta.
He has played 10 games and started only four, with two of them coming in the Carabao Cup.
Per The Standard, Arteta is happy to hold onto him for the purposes of squad depth.
“He’s very good in the dressing room and is absolutely desperate to play,” Arteta said last week
“When he hasn’t started the games, 90 per cent of the subs that I make is related to saving minutes or because of injuries or avoiding injuries. It’s not tactical reasons.”
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