While Steven Gerrard is approaching his final season with LA Galaxy, a playing return for Liverpool appears unlikely.
Steven Gerrard is set to meet with Liverpool manager
Jurgen Klopp but a playing return for the Anfield
great remains unlikely.
Reports
on Tuesday suggested the former England international and Liverpool
skipper could return to his boyhood club to train, with a playing
agreement also potentially in the offing.
Gerrard -
who joined LA Galaxy on an 18-month deal in July - saw his maiden MLS
campaign come to a close with defeat to Seattle Sounders last week but
is unlikely to feature in the Premier League between now and next
season.
Omnisport understands the 35-year-old has
talked with Klopp to wish the German good luck at Anfield, having been
appointed last month, and that the club great would be welcome to train
at Melwood over the coming months.
The pair are
likely to meet in the coming weeks although a return to Liverpool's
midfield has not been discussed and is unlikely.
Following defeat to the Sounders in the MLS play-offs, Gerrard acknowledged: "It could be my last season as a footballer."
A
loan return to Liverpool was also played down by MLS chief Don Garber
last month, who is eager to avoid a repeat of the deal that saw
Gerrard's former England team-mate David Beckham miss a chunk of the MLS
campaign while in loan at AC Milan in 2009.
Many
in the United States were unhappy at the arrangement, making the
prospect of a Premier League return all the more unlikely for Gerrard,
who is said to feel as though he can still make an impact in the Premier
League.
Gerrard - a Champions League and FA Cup
winner - slowed down towards the end of his 17-year association with
Liverpool although he is likely to offer a positive presence for Klopp
around Melwood as the German seeks to make the club credible title
challengers again.
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