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.
Daniel Johnson on Rangers' transfer hit list as Steven Gerrard eyes Preston star
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard has admitted it is a priority to strengthen his Ibrox engine room over the coming weeks. Preston’s Johnson is one of a number of options that director of football Ross Wilson and his scouting network are looking at closely.
The 27-year-old is out of contract and looks set to leave after five years at Deepdale.The Jamaican-born star, who has still to represent his country despite a call-up last year, came through the ranks at Aston Villa but spent most of his time there out on-loan at the likes of Yeovil, Chesterfield and Oldham Athletic.Wilson and his team have put forward an extensive list of midfielders for Gerrard to consider and are working on a number of targets behind the scenes.
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