Liverpool — Jürgen Klopp will hold talks with former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard after the 36-year-old midfielder appeared to announce his departure from the LA Galaxy at the end of the current Major League Soccer season. Gerrard’s comments are bound to fuel speculation that the highly popular Liverpudlian could return to play for the club he first represented 18 years ago and for whom he made more than 500 appearances. Klopp has previously indicated that such a possibility would not be realistic for the veteran although, following Saturday’s 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion, the Liverpool manager declined to explain exactly what role could await a player who also made 114 England appearances in one of the most successful careers of the modern football era. "Stevie Gerrard is always so welcome at Liverpool FC, you can’t imagine how welcome," said Klopp after his team’s win at Anfield. "So there is absolutely no problem. But anything we have, or will, speak about, stays [be...
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