Steven Gerrard wants to continue his career next season, but he's currently without a contract with Liverpool.

Liverpool currently has a deal on the table that Gerrard is considering as he faces an uncertain place in the starting XI.

“The latest is he has been offered a contract here and at this moment in time that is where it is at,” said Brendan Rodgers.

“In what he has done in his 16 years here he is a man who deserves the utmost respect and time to consider that.

“It is a big move not just in his life but in terms of committing where his next contract is going to be.

“There are probably many things Steven would have to think about in a decision like this but it certainly won’t be money.

“I have spoken to him often enough and at length and that won’t be the case.

“Between now and the end of the season he deserves that opportunity to have a think of where it is at but one thing is clear, I love working with Steven Gerrard.

“He is arguably the best player who has ever played in the Premier League, I have enjoyed every minute of working with him here and I hope that continues.

“But I need to give him the opportunity to take as long as it takes in order for him to decide what he wants to do next.

“I saw some things yesterday which were unfortunate about a rift between he and I but if there were two words I would use to describe our relationship it would be ‘honesty’ and ‘respect’.”