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While it is not thought Gerrard has put in an official transfer request, Parry has taken the snub as a sign of his desire to leave Anfield, with Chelsea lining up a fresh bid after their initial British record £32million offer for the 25-year-old was rejected last night.
'The club has made it crystal clear we want to keep Steven at Anfield,' said a Liverpool official. 'Sadly, he has told us this afternoon that he will not accept our offer of an improved and extended contract because he wants to leave Liverpool. 'We very much regret the decision that has been taken.' At a hastily-convened meeting at Liverpool's Melwood training base last night, Parry followed up manager Rafael Benitez's earlier comments that he wanted Gerrard to stay with the club 'for the rest of his life' by attempting to make him the highest-paid player in Reds history. Gerrard slept on his decision overnight, then turned up for training on Tuesday morning, although by then the die had presumably been cast. In a statement Gerrard explained: 'The last six weeks have been the toughest of my life.' 'The decision I have come to has been the hardest decision I have ever had to make,' he told Sky Sports. 'I fully intended to sign a new contract after the Champions League final but the events of the past five or six weeks have changed all that. 'I have too much respect for the club and the people at it to get involved in a slanging match.' The word from Anfield is that they will not allow Gerrard to leave until he has submitted a formal transfer request, although given the hardening of attitudes, a | 
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