Steven Gerrard has abandoned Al-Estifaq with mutual consensus after an 18-month frustrating spell with the Saudi Arabic Club.
The former Liverpool and England midfielder, Gerrard, leaves the 12th club -based Dammam in the 18 teams championship, just five points outside the relegation zone.
Al-Estifaq has only won two of the last 14 Pro League games with the frustrations of fans in their slip under the table to become more intense in recent weeks.
“Football is unpredictable and sometimes things don’t go as we want,” Gerrard said.
“However, I leave with great respect for the club and the country. I have no doubt that the work that is being done will be successful in the future and I wish the team the best for the rest of the season.”
The president of ETFAQ Club, himself Al Misehal, said: “Sometimes things are not going as planned, but the steady foundations that helped build will guarantee a bright future in the long run.
“The club is changing for the better and this will never be forgotten. This decision, which was made with mutual respect, is in agreement in the interest of both Steven and the club as we move on.”
📄 | #Tank and #Gerrard have reached a mutual agreement pic.twitter.com/AXVTGQTWBL
– ETFAQ Club (@tifaq_en) January 30, 2025
Gerrard led the club at a sixth finish in its unique full season and was rewarded two years in January 2024, worth £ 300,000 a week.
However, the cracks began to appear at the beginning of this season with his assistant Dean Holden and sports director Mark Allen and both were fired.
Speculation has already begun to indicate that Gerrard is on the line to return to the Rangers, with whom he won in 2020-21 Scottish Premiership and denied Celtic a 10th consecutive championship title.
He then joined Aston Villa, but was fired after 11 months after a poor start in the 2022-23 campaign.
