RED ALERT Steven Gerrard ‘closing in on shock Saudi Arabian manager job’ as pic of Liverpool legend arriving in Dammam is ‘leaked’
STEVEN GERRARD has reportedly agreed to become the manager of Saudi outfit Al Ettifaq FC after a photo of him arriving in Damman was 'leaked'.
Posted Tuesday, June 13, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk
The former Liverpool star has been out of work since Aston Villa sacked him in October 2022.
Steven Gerrard is reportedly close to becoming Al Ettifaq FC manager Credit: Getty
Gerrard, 43, is now considered the latest big name from Europe to move to Saudi Arabia.
He worked as a pundit for BT Sport after his axing season but now appears ready to get back into management.
A picture has been leaked online appearing to show Gerrard in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, ahead of taking a new manager job.
He has reportedly agreed to take over as the boss of Al Ettifaq FC.
He will replace Spanish boss Antonio Cazorla who was only appointed as caretaker manager in February after taking over from Frenchman Patrice Carteron.
The club finished 7th in the Saudi Pro League last season, 30 points behind Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr and 35 points behind Champions Al-Ittihad.
Gerrard had been linked with the manager positions at Leicester City and Leeds United.
Al Ettifaq FC Gerrard's star players will include strikers Youssoufou Niakaté and Robin Quaison, who scored 14 goals between them last season.
The Saudi Pro League is seeing many big names from Europe fly over to join clubs in the division.
In December, Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr on a massive £ 173million-per-year contract, and this summer Karim Benzema switched Real Madrid for Al-Ittihad.
Meanwhile, Chelsea's N'Golo Kante has also been linked with a move to Al Ittihad.
Roma manager Jose Mourinho and PSG star Neymar have also been mooted with a move to Al-Hilal.
Wilfried Zaha and Son Heung-min are two other Premier League stars that have been spoken about as potential players that could make the move too.
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