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.
Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Transfer news LIVE as Rangers and Celtic plus Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen eye signings
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers the priority is to secure a dynamic midfielder who can make the difference in the Ibrox engine room. However, manager Steven Gerrard will likely have his eye on the exit door.
Alfredo Morelos is being linked with a switch to Lille, with some reports even claiming he's handed in a transfer request.There's also interest in Ryan Kent, with Leeds having already had a bid knocked back, but the winger is one Gerrard is determined to hang on to.
City rivals Celtic will be fearful of offers for Odsonne Edouard, but are also actively seeking reinforcements. Motherwell midfielder David Turnbull is believed to be close to sealing a move, having seen a Parkhead switch scuppered by a knee injury a year ago.
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