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Written by Simos Sakkas   
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Rafa Benitez has beaten Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal andFulham to sign Queens Park Rangers wonderkid Raheem Sterling.

Exciting talent: Liverpool sign 15-year-old Raheem Sterling from QPR

The 15-year-old striker's prodigious talent has led to comparisons with Wayne Rooney at the same age but Liverpool were the only club willing to guarantee an initial fee of £500,000, with extra payments contingent on his development and appearances.

Sterling, born in Jamaica but an England Under-16 international, has been one of the hottest properties in English football for some time.

QPR reportedly considered making him the youngest first-team player in British football history by giving him his debut at the age of 14. 
 
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