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title: "Exclusive: Michael Ball says Gerrard isn’t ready to leave Rangers amid Tottenham talk"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-michael-ball-says-gerrard-isnt-ready-to-leave-rangers-amid-tottenham-talk-liverpool-jurgen-klopp-peter-crouch-e94/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
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published: "2021-05-20T05:25:29Z"
modified: "2021-05-20T05:25:29Z"
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# Exclusive: Michael Ball says Gerrard isn’t ready to leave Rangers amid Tottenham talk

**Former Rangers defender Michael Ball has told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/) in an exclusive interview that he does not think Steven Gerrard is ready to leave Ibrox.**

Given what the 40-year-old has managed to accomplish this season, some feel that he would be a good candidate for the Tottenham job, with Peter Crouch believing that he is the sort of manager the north London club [should be interested in](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenham-steven-gerrard-manager-liverpool-24124776).

However, the retired striker, who played alongside Gerrard for both Liverpool and England, does not think he would leave Rangers for any outfit other than the Reds.

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And it is a sentiment shared by Ball, who cannot see the legendary midfielder departing Ibrox now.

Speaking exclusively to **TT** about Gerrard’s future, Ball said:

*“I think everybody probably knows what Steven’s end goal is. I don’t think Steven’s ready to leave Rangers right now.”*

It is not hard to see why Gerrard would want to remain at Rangers next season and even beyond.

The Gers boss will surely want to have a go at defending the Scottish Premiership title against rivals Celtic, while what is likely to be his dream job, the Liverpool manager position, is not available and probably will not be for a while as Jurgen Klopp continues to succeed at Anfield.