{"id":78741,"date":"2015-01-02T07:48:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T07:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=78741"},"modified":"2015-01-02T07:48:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T07:48:53","slug":"gerrard-leave-liverpool-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/01\/gerrard-leave-liverpool-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerrard to leave Liverpool in summer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.<\/p>\n
Gerrard, 34, became free to sign a pre-contract agreement with an overseas team on Thursday and is believed to be wanted by clubs in the United States.<\/p>\n
The former England skipper, who made his Liverpool debut in 1998, will not move to another English club.<\/p>\n
Liverpool offered midfielder Gerrard a new deal in November and will make a statement on his future on Friday.<\/p>\n
LA Galaxy president Chris Klein declined to comment on suggestions his club want to sign Gerrard, who scored two penalties in the2-2 draw with Leicester City on New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n
Jamie Carragher, Gerrard’s former Liverpool and England team-mate, tweeted: “Sad day for Liverpool and English football. I think it’s the right decision, all things considered.”<\/p>\n
Match of the Day presenter and former England captain Gary Lineker tweeted:<\/span>