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.
Philippe Coutinho has 'total agreement' with Aston Villa ahead of summer transfer
dailystar.co.ukLiverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard was the 'key' to convincing the Brazil international to sign. The former Bayern Munich and Inter Milan playmaker is currently on loan with Gerrard's side, but is now set to agree a permanent return to the Premier League.
Coutinho made a blistering start to life at Villa Park, and has already registered four goals and three assists in 16 top-flight appearances.
Initial reports claimed Villa had negotiated a £33million transfer fee in January for any potential summer deal, but the latest claims suggest an agreement has been reached for a far lower fee.Coutinho completed a blockbuster £146m move to the Nou Camp in January 2018, but has struggled to meet expectations with the Catalan giants.
The 29-year-old has been reduced to a bit-part player in recent seasons, and recent reports have outlined Barcelona's desperation to clear his sizeable wages off their books.Arsenal and Newcastle United are among those linked with potentially hijacking any summer deal for Coutinho.
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