Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard confirms U.S. move

Steven Gerrard has revealed he will move to the U.S. when he leaves Liverpool at the end of the current EPL season.
The Reds legend surprised fans and teammates with the
announcement late on New Year's Day that he would leave the club he supported as a boy and has represented on the pitch for the past 17 years when his contract expires in June.
Rumors quickly surfaced linking the Liverpool captain with a move to Los Angeles Galaxy, formerly home of ex England star David Beckham.
Speaking to Liverpool's in-house TV channel Saturday, the player himself confirmed that the U.S. would be his next destination.
Gerrard didn't confirm the club he will be signing for but reports late on Saturday suggested that an 18-month deal was close to being agreed with the Galaxy.
"I can tell the supporters at the moment that it will be America," said the 34-year-old.
"But I'm not over the line with any team just yet. I'm close and as soon as I know, I'll make the announcement, I'll do the bits and bobs that I need to do.
"Then we try to go and win a trophy and forget about Steven Gerrard for a bit."
Commenting on the difficulty of coming to his decision, Gerrard said he realized it was time to move on when Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers began to discuss how best to make the most of his abilities in the veteran stage of his career and the possibility that he may no longer be an automatic choice.
"There was more than one moment that has made me come to this decision, but I think the key conversation or moment was with the manager when he sat me down not so long ago and said it was time to manage my games for me and for the team," Gerrard said.
"I'm bright enough to realize it is the right thing for everyone, but when you've been a starter and a mainstay in the team for such a long time, it was a very difficult conversation to have with the manager.
"I accept it and I'll continue to give everything I've got, whether I'm starting, coming off the bench or whatever, but that was the key conversation that swung me to deciding to come away for a short while.
"I had an idea it was going to come at some time - I'm a human, not a robot. I'm not 24. I wish I was 24, I wish I'd met Brendan when I was 24 because I think I'd be sitting here talking about a lot of titles that we'd won together."
Gerrard made his first-team debut for Liverpool in November 1998 and has scored 180 goals to date in all competitions.





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