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Chelsea joined by Real Madrid, Barcelona in pursuit of Man City star Raheem Sterling

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling is attracting big club interest from abroad.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid – along with Chelsea - have been namechecked as potential destinations for the 27-year-old were he to leave City this summer.

Sterling, who has won nine major trophies with City, is heading into the final 12 months of his contract at the Etihad Stadium.

The Daily Mail says Sterling decided some time ago that he would not contemplate his future in the north west until after England's four Nations League fixtures in June.

The forward, integral to last year's run to the European Championship final, is linking up with Gareth Southgate's side on Wednesday ahead of the weekend trip to Hungary.

Sterling did not start either leg of the Champions League semi-final against Real, with Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus preferred both home and away.

Sterling, who recently broke into the club's top 10 all-time goalscorers and the Premier League's 100 goals club, is likely to represent an attractive proposition with only a year left on his deal if he did request to depart City.

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