Manchester City have kicked off fresh contract talks with Raheem Sterling.
The Mirror says City have opened talks with Sterling over a new contract.
It comes almost exactly 12 months since Sterling's last extension but underlines how the City forward has moved onto another level in the past year.
Sterling, 24, has scored 18 goals for club and country across all competitions this season and put himself among Europe's elite.
City's last contract for Sterling takes him up to 2023 and is worth up to 300,000-a-week but his form in the past year has made them want to ensure they tie him down for as long as possible.
Sterling has won two Premier League titles at City, the FA Cup and two League Cups as Pep Guardiola's side completed a domestic Treble last term.
