According to a person acquainted with the situation, Steven Gerrard is taking into consideration an offer to become the head coach of the Saudi club Al-Ettifaq.
“Gerrard was presented with an offer by Al-Ettifaq. He expressed excitement about the proposition, but requested for more consideration time, the person said to Reuters late on Saturday.
After a string of disappointing results, the 43-year-old former captain of Liverpool resigned from his position as coach of Aston Villa in October of last year.
Before that, Gerrard guided Rangers to the championship of the Scottish Premier League in the 2020-2021 season, during which they finished the season undefeated and won the championship.
In the previous season of the Saudi Pro League, which is the highest level of play, Al-Ettifaq finished sixth.
The Saudi league has been in the spotlight since Al-Nassr paid a significant price to get Cristiano Ronaldo at the tail end of the month of December in the previous year, and Karim Benzema, the former captain of Real Madrid, signed with Al-Ittihad only last week.