Steven Gerrard has left Al-Ettifaq by mutual consent after a disappointing 18-month spell with the Saudi Arabian membership.
Former Liverpool and England midfielder Gerrard leaves with the Dammam-based membership twelfth within the 18-team league, simply 5 factors outdoors the relegation zone.
Al-Ettifaq have gained simply two of their final 14 Professional League video games with followers’ frustrations at their slide down the desk changing into extra intense in current weeks.
“Soccer is unpredictable and generally issues don’t go the best way we would like,” mentioned Gerrard.
“Nevertheless, I depart with nice respect for the membership and the nation. I’ve little question that the work being achieved will deliver success sooner or later and I want the group the perfect for the remainder of the season.”
Ettifaq membership president, Identical Al Misehal mentioned: “Typically issues don’t go as deliberate, however the agency foundations he helped construct will assure a vibrant future in the long run.
“He modified the membership for the higher and that can by no means be forgotten. This resolution, made with mutual respect an in settlement is in the very best curiosity of each Steven and the membership as we transfer ahead.”
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— Ettifaq Membership (@Ettifaq_EN) January 30, 2025
Gerrard guided the membership to a sixth-placed end in his solely full season in cost and was rewarded with a two-year contract extension in January 2024 price a reported £300,000 per week.
Nevertheless, cracks began to look at first of this season along with his assistant Dean Holden and sporting director Mark Allen each sacked.
Hypothesis has already began suggesting Gerrard is in line to return to Rangers, with whom he gained the 2020-21 Scottish Premiership and denied Celtic a tenth successive league title.
He subsequently joined Aston Villa however was sacked after 11 months following a poor begin to the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
