However, with three years left on his contract at Liverpool and a transfer value reported to be anywhere up to £12 million, it will only be possible for Kent to return if his parent club wish to send him out on loan again. Speaking after his side's 5-0 friendly victory over Oxford United, Gerrard underlined the fact the ball is very much in Liverpool's court. He said: “The only way we’ll have a conversation is if Liverpool phone and say he’s available to go on loan. “I would be repeating myself if I said that we want him. I’ve made that pretty clear. But that situation is in Liverpool’s hands at the moment.”