Manchester City are ready to pounce for unsettled Liverpool ace Raheem Sterling. The Sunday Mirror says City are monitoring Sterling's contract stand-off at Liverpool - as boss Manuel Pellegrini warned that the Premier League champions are back in the market for stellar players.

City's transfer business over the past two seasons has been hit-and-miss, with the backbone of Pellegrini's team put in place before he arrived at the Etihad.

But now defending Premier League champions City are now ready to splash the cash once again.