Former Liverpool midfielder suddenly retires after getting offer to be manager instead

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A Liverpool midfielder has retired from playing at the age of 34 to move into management in Dubai, a few months after outlining that he didn't move there for financial reasonsJonjo Shelvey in October 2024.(Image: Ahmad Mora/Getty Images)Former Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has become a manager after retiring at the age of 34.Shelvey, who won six international caps for England during his career, has taken over at the UAE second division side Arabian Falcons FC. He insisted that he wasn't there for the money.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

"I've since seen a few things like 'he's gone there for money'. I'm thinking 'what money?

My brother earns more working in a hotel in London, so it was never about coming here for the money.""If I'm honest, I don't want my children growing up in England anymore," he also claimed in an interview with the BBC. "We're very lucky that we lived in a nice part of the UK, but where I'm from, originally, you can't have nice things in my opinion."I'd never wear a watch in London anymore.