Gerrard would reportedly have to pay almost £8.5m in taxes to return to the UK
Alan Shearer hinted TAX reasons may scupper a return to the UK for Steven Gerrard any time soon – and there are eight and a half million reasons why he might be right. The former Rangers boss’ coat is on a shoogly peg at Al-Ettifaq after a disastrous start to the season has seen them fumble to 12th in the Saudi Pro League table and crash out of the King Cup to second-tier Al-Jabalain.
Since the tax year runs from April to April, and Gerrard made the move last July, that would mean April 2025 is the earliest he can return to work in the UK without having to pay millions. If reports over his current salary are to be believed, he will have earned around £18.75m so far. And that would mean a bill of almost £8.5m were he to return to the UK tomorrow. That's what Shearer is referring to when he hints that 'tax reasons' could scupper a possible return.
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