Jordan Henderson has given the biggest indication yet that he will stay at Liverpool even though his contract runs out in 2016 . The England midfielder , tipped to succeed Steven Gerrard as Liverpool captain , has been a revelation for club and country in the past 18 months and will face Italy on Tuesday as the mainstay of Roy Hodgson ’ s England midfield . But Henderson insists that the ongoing talks with the club over a renewal to his contract will not distract him and has made it clear that he wants to sign a new deal to stay at Anfield . Jordan Henderson ( right ) has said his contract talks with Liverpool will be sorted . Henderson appears set to replace Steven Gerrard ( right ) as Liverpool captain next season . Henderson is also in line to play for England against Italy in a friendly in Turin on Tuesday . ‘ Everybody else will make a big deal about it , but for me , I just let my agent and the club deal with it and whenever it gets sorted , it gets sorted , ’ said Henderson . ‘ All I want to do is do my best for club or country . I do n't want to get involved , really . Let the agents and the club deal with it , and we just focus on our football and I think that 's the best way. ’ Asked whether he was in the right place to win trophies and move forward with his career , Henderson said : ‘ I definitely think so . I think obviously at Liverpool we 've got fantastic players , real quality players and a lot of potential . 'We 're a young team and I think there is great potential and a big part of that is us wanting to be winners and winning trophies . I really feel we can do that . It is the same with England , I really feel we are going in the right direction and hopefully in the next Euros we can do something special. ’ And Henderson insists he is not banking on replacing Gerrard as captain next season . ‘ That 's up to the manager in the summer , ’ he said . ‘ I 'm not going to be captain as of yet . It could be anybody else in the team because we 've got a lot of leaders and a lot of good characters in the team . Henderson ( right ) pictured in action in England 's 4-0 win over Lithuania at Wembley on Friday . Henderson ( centre ) has emerged as a leading player at Liverpool over the past 18 months . Henderson ( left ) insists he will step up once Gerrard departs the club for Los Angeles Galaxy . ‘ Of course it 'd be an honour for me to do that , but when a big player like Stevie leaves , obviously it 's disappointing , but everybody else has got to step up . 'We 've got a lot of young players in the team and next season , when he is n't there , it 's time for everybody to show what they 're capable of and show that little bit of extra responsibility . 'And I would n't put that down to whoever is the next captain or one person in his position because for me there will never be another Steven Gerrard . ’
Steven Gerrard has made it clear he wants to stay at Liverpool . He says talks between the club and his agent will get sorted . Henderson could replace Jordan Henderson as Liverpool captain next season .