Liverpool captain and footballing ace Steven Gerrard will be leaving his club after the expiration of his contract at the end of this season. The former England captain is rumored to sign with an unknown club from the United States.
According to reports, Gerrard who debut with Liverpool in 1998 will not be signing with another English club. Liverpool has offered Gerrad a new contract and will be announcing their plans for Gerrard on Friday.
Chris Klein, the president of US football club LA Galaxy has not made any comment regarding their interest in signing Steven Gerrard.
Gerrad's former England and Liverpool teammate Jamie Carragher posted in social networking site Twitter "Sad day for Liverpool and English football. I think it's the right decision, all things considered."
Former England captain Gary Lineker also shared "One of the finest players to have graced the Premier League. A top, top player."
Gerrard became captain of Liverpool after he replaced Sami Hyypia in Oct 2003. He then lead his club to the 2005 Champions League in a heart stopping match against AC Milan. Milan manage to score three goals on the first half putting the score 3-0. Gerrard however calmly guided his team, scoring the first goal to his side and bringing the game to the dreaded penalty. Liverpool won the match 2-3 on penalties. He has played for Liverpool a total of 695 times.
Gerrads prolific career includes 114 England caps after his debut into the international scene in 2000. He then captained England in the 2008, 2010 and 2014 World Cup. He retired from international football after the pitiful performance of England in the 2014 World Cup. The English squad for the first time in history did not qualify to proceed to the round of 16.
Gerrad's Liverpool exit came about after an interview in which he said that he will join another club in case no new offer will extend his contract to play at the Anfield.
