Steven Gerrard has been confirmed as new Rangers manager.
A deal has been agreed which will see the Liverpool legend take over at Ibrox on a four-year contract.
After multiple meetings, Gerrard put pen to paper on a deal on Thursday night, when he met Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson and director of football Mark Allen.
The Scottish Premiership confirmed the news on Twitter on Friday afternoon.
#RangersFC are delighted to confirm that Steven Gerrard has agreed to become the new manager of the Club. pic.twitter.com/uUOVnJWI7I
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) May 4, 2018
Gerrard has impressed in his role as Liverpool’s U18s boss this season and was quickly identified as a top target by the Gers board to take over from the recently sacked Graeme Murty.
“I am honoured to become the next manager of Rangers,” Gerrard said. “I have enormous respect for this football club, and its history and tradition.
“I can’t wait to start this new journey at Rangers as we look to build on the many successes that this Club has achieved.”
"I'm sure it will be positive for him." https://t.co/U0arpMaIiZ
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) April 29, 2018
Gerrard exclusively told JOE at the end of March: “I feel like I’m a man on the move. I don’t want to stand still for very long. I want to progress, I want to improve, I want to keep testing myself.
“There’s no timescale on this, but I certainly want to coach at the top. Whether that happens in one, two, three, four years is hard to predict, but it’s definitely in my thinking.
“I’m really hungry and I’m going to make sure I continue to move forward in the right way.”
