Steven Gerrard has revealed that he was spurned by two Championship clubs ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia.
The Liverpool legend, speaking after his Al-Ettifaq side secured an upset, opening 2-1 victory over a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Al-Nassr, said he headed to the Middle East after failing to hear back from the pair, believed to be Leicester City and Leeds United.
‘I had a couple of other things on the table at Championship level and I had to make a decision what I believed was right for me,’ ex-Glasgow Rangers and Aston Villa boss Gerrard explained when asked why he did not agree to come to Saudi when he was first approached.