British police probing threats against Jamaican born footballer

LONDON, CMC- British Police are investigating threats against Jamaican born English footballer Raheem Sterling who is on the verge of an expensive transfer from Liverpool to Manchester City.

Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling

Sterling’s transfer has been a major talking point in the British press after Liverpool initially said it would not sell him, even after the winger turned down a new deal during last season.

Police have confirmed they are investigating twitter threats made against Sterling and his three-year-old daughter after news of his imminent switch from Liverpool to Manchester City was announced.

“The language used in these tweets is abhorrent,” a Police spokesman said in the Liverpool Echo.

“We are taking the incident extremely seriously and an investigation by detectives in Liverpool CID is ongoing”.