Steven Gerrard has warned Alfredo Morelos he can forget about winning a dream move to England until he starts doing the business for Rangers.
The Colombian has made no secret of his desire to one day test himself in the Premier League.
But his Ibrox boss – dishing out his third warning within the past seven days – reckons he will struggle to attract a big offer while his Gers slump continues.
Gerrard - who also says it is down to club chiefs to thrash out a new deal for Connor Goldson after insisting he has done all he can to convince the defender to stay - has been vocal with his criticism of the striker.
Morelos - stuck on 99 goals for the club - has netted just five times in 16 games this season.
Liverpool legend Gerrard insists that’s not good enough and now says it could hamper his hopes of clinching a major move south.
Asked about the 25-year-old’s future, Gerrard also took another swing at Morelos’ agent as he said: “That’s Alfredo’s decision and his representation’s decision. They seem pretty close.
“There has been a lot of noise on the outside about Alfredo, certainly in the three and half years that I have been here.
“None of that noise has come from anyone at Rangers.
“Alfredo will make his decision. He’s made it clear where he wants to be long-term.
“But the reality is he’s got to perform at a level here for people to show an interest in him.”
Speaking to Sky Sports, Gerrard added: “For me we like working with him, we like the player, he scores goals.
“I said last week I think he can get to a better level from a personal point of view and then the goals will come.
“But in terms of decisions where he’ll be in the long-term it will be down to him and his representatives rather than us.
“We’ve always shown we want to keep the player, the fans have always shown they want to keep the player.
“So all the noise around Alfredo comes from him and his people rather than us.”
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