According to The Mirror, a shocking return to Liverpool could have been on the cards for Sterling this summer.
According to reports, the Reds submitted a last-minute offer to acquire the services of the English international, but his move to Chelsea was already about to end at that time.
If Liverpool were successful in their bid, they would certainly have raised a few eyebrows.
Of course, club legend Sadio Mané has left the club this summer and his goals will be lost, but they have already signed a £ 85.5m replacement for him.
Liverpool’s depth of quality in the front areas if they had signed Sterling above Nuñez would have been quite remarkable.
It is unclear whether Manchester City would have been interested in unloading Sterling on their main Premier League rivals, and most likely unlikely.
Jürgen Klopp is also said to be happy with the squad he has available for the new season.
Nuñez and Fabio Carvalho have replaced the late Mané and Takumi Minamino, and Calvin Ramsay has joined Liverpool to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Unless Nuñez adapts quickly to the high demands set at Liverpool, there will probably be no move for another striker this summer.
There will be no additions in the middle of the field this summer either.
The Reds are favorites to sign Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund, but their pursuit of English has been postponed until the transfer window of the summer of 2023.
Liverpool fans would have loved the romantic look of a possible deal for Sterling, but he is not a really needed player at Anfield.
The 27-year-old prefers to play on the left flank, and it would be fair to say that Liverpool are pretty well placed in that position, with Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota competing for a starting spot.
City could have regretted selling him, but that remorse would have worsened if he had returned to Liverpool.