Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,
Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.
Aaron Hickey and the Hearts inside knowledge Steven Gerrard is leaning on amid £15m Aston Villa transfer chase
dailyrecord.co.ukAaron Hickey's Hearts connections could prove key in deciding whether the full-back stays at Bologna or leaves Italy.The teenager has impressed since his 2020 move from Tynecastle to Serie A and he's now been linked with a move back to the UK.Steven Gerrard 's Aston Villa are one club said to be keen on the talent who was handed his Jambos debut at 16 by Craig Levein.
Part of Levein's backroom team could hold the key to tempting Hickey away from Italy - Austin MacPhee. Gerrard is already aware of the teen from his time as Rangers boss but MacPhee knows him personally.
The Scotland coach is Aston Villa 's set-piece specialist and was Hearts assistant while Hickey featured in Gorgie. It's led to Gerrard's coaching staff taking note of Hickey, with Aston Villa also said to be interested in Argentine left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, according to Birmingham Live.
But the former Hearts star is the favourite to arrive at the Villans and Bologna will demand a fee of around £15 million for one of their prize assets.
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