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.
Premier League stars including Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard have risked the wrath of their loyal supporters in the past by trying to force a move away from the clubs who made them megastars.
While those two did late u-turns and remained at Manchester United and Liverpool respectively, there are players who make staying put an impossibility after burning bridges with staff and fans.
With some stars refusing to play and others trying to leave immediately after relegation, many of the most infamous transfer requests have not gone according to plan.Daily Star Sport have picked out 10 of the most notable transfer requests of the Premier League era, including Carlos Tevez at Manchester City and John Stones at Everton.
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