AGAINST ALL ODDS
It’s a former England midfielder’s prerogative to change his mind and that seems to be exactly what Steven Gerrard has done in the two weeks since revealing he had “received an invitation to look at a potential offer” to manage Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq. While working as a pundit on Channel 4’s coverage of England’s recent Euros qualifier against North Macedonia, the perma-furrowed former Rangers and Aston Villa boss said he had “been analysing that over the last couple of days, but as we stand right now, I won’t be taking that offer up”. $tevie’s stance has seemingly shifted in the intervening fortnight, prompting cynics to speculate over what, or more specifically by how much, the size of his mooted salary might have changed to sign a two-year deal, managing an unspeakably wealthy club in a league hosing obscene amounts of petro-dollars at assorted players in a bid to raise its standard and profile.
