Liverpool will offer Steven Gerrard a new contract at the end of the season, ensuring the striker stays at the club until his 36th birthday.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers made the announcement yesterday, as he spoke about the positive influence his captain has had on Liverpool’s unexpected challenge for the league title.
"Steven will be one we look to get a contract to in the summer," Rodgers said to the Liverpool Echo.
"With a year to go, it's something we will address. I believe Steven will play beyond 2015. He is a player who has really shown his qualities this season.
"Come the summer, he will still only be 34. Looking towards the future, I still think he's going to be a key part of our squad."
Gerrard dropped into a deeper midfield role earlier this year and while it was initially greeted with scepticism the change has had a positive effect on Li9verpool, with Gerrard putting in some superb performances on Liverpool’s run to the top of the table.
"He has dropped into a new position and played it seamlessly. His intelligence in the game is second to none. He is improving all the time,” Rodgers said.
"It's one where he has been brilliant for me as a captain and as a player this season and I would like that to continue.
"Most clubs, especially bigger clubs, recognise now that once a player gets over a certain age you have to look at a contract's duration.
"But for me Steven still has so much to offer and I really want him beside me here working on the field,” Rodgers added.
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