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Gerrard puts pen to paper

09 Jul 2009 - 15:21:58

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has officially put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension.

The deal was agreed back in April and the 29-year-old midfielder is now under contract at Anfield until summer 2013.

Reds boss Rafael Benitez has spent the summer securing the futures of some of his key players on new long-term contracts.

"We have spent this summer trying to secure the players we have," he told the club's official website.

"It's really good to keep (Dirk) Kuyt, (Fernando) Torres, (Daniel) Agger, (Yossi) Benayoun and Steven.

"They are the here and now of the club and for the future it is really good."

Benitez now believes the Reds are ready to kick on next season and challenge likes of Manchester United and Barcelona for domestic and European honours.

He added: "We are really pleased. We have a lot of good players who want to stay, to win and compete.

"The message has to be the same again this year - to be there, to be contenders and to fight.

"If we can win trophies it would be fantastic."