Liverpool star Steven Gerrard completes deal to join LA Galaxy

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will join the Los Angeles Galaxy after the Premier League season, confirming Wednesday he will follow David Beckham’s footsteps by joining the Major League Soccer team.

The 34-year-old midfielder will move in the July transfer window, arriving at mid-season in the American campaign, and try to help bring the Galaxy a fourth title in five seasons.

“At this stage of my career I think the timing is right to move on to a fresh challenge,” Gerrard said in a video on the league website. “I’m going to be moving to the most successful team in the United States.”

Gerrard made it clear he still considers himself talented enough to contribute at a top level, a notion some with Liverpool questioned, leading him to look elsewhere.

“I still feel like a player, still know I can perform well for the next couple of years, so I want to go in to a setup with a winning mentality, a team that’s used to winning and with people that also want to win in the future,” Gerrard said.

“I’m not going over there for a holiday or to endear myself. I’m going over there to win.”

Terms of the deal were not announced, but Gerrard is believed to have signed an 18-month contract, which British media reports suggest will be worth around £6 million (HK$72 million).