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發表於 2005-7-6 23:32:43
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Gerrard ready to sign four year contract
Steven Gerrard has all but committed himself to Liverpool for the rest of his career after a dramatic day ended with him thrashing out the details of a new long-term contract at the club's Melwood training ground this afternoon.
Barely 24 hours after Gerrard had informed Reds chief executive Rick Parry of his intention to leave, he is now on the verge of signing a four-year deal to complete an extraordinary and unexpected U-turn.
'He's staying,' said Parry. 'The whole thing will be sorted out in the next day or so.
'It is very welcome news. We are all absolutely delighted. Last night it did look as though it was going the other way so we are really thrilled.
'I am sure now he is going to stay for good. His commitment is complete and I am sure he will say that as well.'
Twelve months ago, Gerrard found himself in a similar situation when it was widely believed he would sign for Chelsea.
This morning, the 25-year-old woke up in his Merseyside home and once again had second thoughts over a career which looked set to send him to Stamford Bridge by the end of the week.
He then informed Parry of his decision to stay and has now pledged never to put the loyal supporters who barracked him into a similar situation again.
'The last five or six weeks were the hardest of my life because I wrongly believed the club did not want me,' he told the Liverpool Echo.
'I do not want to get into attaching blame to anyone. If I blame anyone it is myself.
'I wanted my future sorting out as soon as possible after the Champions League final but the longer it went on the more misunderstandings there were.
'I will be signing a deal, maybe even today. This will not happen again next summer or ever again as far as I'm concerned.'
This is the latest twist in an amazing six weeks since Liverpool lifted the European Cup with their sensational triumph over AC Milan in Istanbul.
At the time, Gerrard said he could not leave but with no contract offer forthcoming, he slowly started to believe his future lay elsewhere.
Supporters gathering outside Melwood this morning remained sceptical over Gerrard's motives, with one even hanging a 'Judas' banner from the training ground wall.
However, by lunchtime attitudes towards the Reds captain had softened as when Gerrard drove into the complex, as most of his team-mates were leaving following a training session he had been given permission to miss, the cheers were loud and long.
Whether such a welcome would be afforded to his agent Struan Marshall is debatable.
Most supporters believe Marshall to be the instigator of Gerrard's discontent, although the Huyton-born midfield player absolved him of any blame.
'I feel I must defend my agent Struan Marshall in this,' he said.
'He has taken a lot of stick but all along he has never done anything I did not ask him to.
'He is well respected at Liverpool and has done deals for me and other players in the past. He has conducted himself in the right way.
'He is a big factor in my decision to stay.
'I have committed my long-term future to the club and now I just want all this speculation to end - that is what I wanted all along.'
Parry declared himself satisfied with the day's dramatic events.
'The period has been a bit shorter than the protracted speculation of last year but maybe it has been more intense this time. But he is fully committed,' said the chief executive, who admitted he did not know why Gerrard had made such an abrupt about-turn but acknowledged the fans who backed him so much down the years must have played a major part.
'I just think he could not leave when it came down to it,' he said.
'His relationship with the fans and the club is strong and that has been proved again.
'Doubts crept into Steven's mind, I don't know why, but all that is history now.
'We can build a team around him and now we can start building for the game against TNS next week.'
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