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.
A £300million takeover of Newcastle United, backed by the Saudi Arabia Sovereign Wealth Fund, looks set to be completed in the near future and could be done by the end of April.
How much money the new owners will invest in the club is currently unknown, although it is certainly conceivable that Newcastle will be looking to push towards the top of the Premier League table with some high-profile transfer bids.
Consequently, Steve Bruce may not be in the job for long. A change of ownership often brings new management, and swapping frugality for lavish spending would surely see the Magpies target a ‘big-name’ coach.
Here are five candidates who could be hired. The bookies’ favourite is former manager Rafael Benitez, who left Newcastle in 2019
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