sterling stunned liverpool earlier this week , giving an interview confirming that he has turned down a new £ 100,000-a-week contract and admitting he is ` quite flattered ' by interest from arsenal that but toure compared sterling 's situation with that of jack rodwell -lrb- left -rrb- and scott sinclair joining manchester city .
rodwell joined city in a £ 12million deal in 2012 .