Sterling to top £100m by 25

RAHEEM STERLING has committed his long-term future to Manchester City after verbally agreeing a new fiveyear mega deal. Sterling, will become one of the club’s top earners on up to £300,000 per week and the best paid English footballer. It represents a considerable hike on his existing £180,000-a-week deal in a move that is a major coup for boss Pep Guardiola. The size of the forward’s contract means he will become the first Englishman to surpass £100m in career earnings — including commercial deals and bonuses — before he reaches the age of 25 in December next year. Sportsmail can also reveal that the 23-year-old is set to open an academy in London for children from deprived areas in the north of the English capital. Sterling, who was raised by a single mother in the shadow of Wembley, wants to offer opportunities for disadvantaged kids. He is awaiting premises to become available.