QPR are bracing themselves for a bid from Manchester United for their highly-rated 14-year-old striker Raheem Sterling, according to a report in The People this morning.

Sterling has been training with the QPR first team in recent weeks after impressing manager Jim Magilton and he could break the record as the youngest Football League player next month after he turns 15.

Alan Nixon writes in The People: "Sterling, a lightning-quick forward, already plays for Rangers Under-18s but QPR are scared that a major offer will be tabled. Sterling and his agent were VIP guests at the Liverpool's clash with United last Sunday as rumours abound of a £1million offer from one of the elite clubs."

Nixon adds: "Rangers will offer Sterling a fast track into their senior side, hoping it will convince him to stay. But it looks a losing battle as Sterling missed a meeting where he was due to sign a YTS contract and headed for the game at Anfield."

Raheem Sterling is one of the most highly-rated teenagers in English football and reportedly is as talented as Wayne Rooney was at the same age.