Rangers manager Steven Gerrard could leave the Ibrox club and move to Newcastle United now, according to The Northern Echo.
What’s the story?
The Northern Echo are reporting that Rangers boss Gerrard is a leading contender for the Newcastle managerial role.
Now, of course, we know that Steve Bruce is still in charge of the Magpies.
However, the Premier League club’s new owners want to bring in a new manager.
Gerrard is among the managers Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) really admire.
The report has claimed that sources in Scotland are saying that the Rangers boss could be tempted to leave Ibrox and move to Newcastle.
Gerrard could reportedly feel that he has done as much as he could with Rangers.
Could Steven Gerrard really leave Rangers for Newcastle now?
Now, we do not claim to have any inside information about Gerrard’s desire.
But, in our view, Gerrard will not leave Rangers during a season.
Yes, Newcastle are a massive club who have just come into big money.
But Gerrard knows how big Rangers are and what the Gers can achieve.
Rangers are aiming to win the Scottish Premiership title for the second season in a row and are also in the Europa League.
Now, of course, we do not think that the Englishman – who earns £210,000 per month as salary at Rangers, according to Sportekz – will stay at Ibrox forever.
The 41-year-old will leave Rangers, perhaps in the summer of 2022, but not right now.
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