Manchester City officials hope to prevent the young forward from imploding in the same way Italian troublemaker Mario Balotelli did.
Manchester City Raheem Sterling
20-year-old Sterling was caught smoking a shisha pipe earlier this year, and was cleared of common assault against a former girlfriend in 2013.
"He's got a bit of history but he's already being closely looked after here.
"We need to wrap cotton wool round our new player, give him lots of support and make sure his focus is on football," a Man City insider told the Daily Star.
It would seem the protection plan is working as Raheem has taken to Twitter saying, "Why wake up stressing...when waking up is a blessing!!"
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