Chelsea defender Levi Colwill has admitted his admiration for Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard.

Colwill, who spent this season at Brighton and Hove Albion on loan, is a target for several top clubs.

Liverpool have been linked to Colwill by the British press on several occasions over the past few months.

Speaking to Goal in 2021, Colwill said: "Growing up it was always Steven Gerrard, watching him, a leader. I was just amazed by him, I used to have pictures of him in my room and I always used to try and copy him before training or before I was playing.

"I always thought I was him, dressing up as him, had the same boots that sort of thing - that was it. I just looked up to him. I wasn't really ever a center midfielder but I always try and have the same mentality as him so I went from there."

Colwill said recently to The Athletic about Brighton and his future: "They put their trust in me when others didn't and I'm a person that loves to repay that. We'll see.

"I don't know what is going to happen. I'm still here until the end of the season. I just focus on that, then I've got the [Under-21] Euros in the summer. After that, we'll see what happens and go from there.

"Who knows, we'll see what happens in the summer. I love the Brighton fans, I love everything about them (the club). I'll take that into consideration."