Liverpool boss Brenden Rodgers wants Gerrard to be offered a new contract at the end of the season.
On Friday, the Reds skipper spoke to Sportsmail about the possibility of joining another club next summer after revealing he is still yet to be offered a new deal by the Anfield side.
The 34 year-old is currently the closest to being out of a contract with the club as he has been throughout his career and in an interview this week, he was adamant that he will not retire at the end of the season.
He said: “I won’t be retiring this summer. I will play beyond this season. We will have to wait and see if that’s at Liverpool or somewhere else. That’s Liverpool’s decision.”
Rodgers has however still maintained that the midfielder is an integral part of his team despite having no choice but to reshuffle the team which finished second last season.
“It was not even a bold step (to do that),” said Rodgers. “It’s what we had to do. We couldn’t go this season with the same group of players. And also we lost a top player.
“So some of it had to be done. It was clear we needed to do that and it is clear that some of the young players that have come in, we’ve see their qualities. It’s just going to take them time to adapt.”
Rodgers added: “The players we brought in were not really established. With young players, you get mistakes. Then there is the lifestyle. You have adaptation, new players coming into a different way of life. It may be difficult for other people to understand it because of where we were last season.
“As I said the natural progress of the team was halted a wee bit because we lost a world class talent.”
By Phil Wellbrook
