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Could you see Liverpool or Man U ever dealing with Man City, especially for Raheem Sterling? And neither of those two (or Chelsea) need him. Arsenal could get him but right now Barca's in the Champions League and Arsenal aren't. Newcastle are closer to the Championship right now then any spot in Europe so I doubt he goes there either.
With how long left is on his contract, I don't see Sterling going for more than 50-60 and honestly the only club who'd tick all the boxes for him would be Barcelona.
You are correct in saying Barca's the best fit for him but I just don't see how it happens economically. They've just had to refinance 525m of debt with Goldman Sachs and they are watching every penny. City aren't going to help out Barca by offering a loan, they'll have to somehow come up with the funds now, probably around 40m should get it done. A possibility is Coutinho is flogged to Newcastle for 30m or so to help fund it. Barca are definitely not in a position to buy a player without incoming transfer funds in January for sure though.