Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is reportedly prepared to simply accept an enormous pay minimize upon leaving Al Ettifaq for a shock January transfer to Ajax.
The England worldwide solely left Liverpool for Saudi Arabia in the summertime, however it appears he’s now set to make a speedy exit and return to taking part in in Europe.
In line with talkSPORT, the transfer appears to be like like a reasonably expensive one to Henderson, who will see a pay minimize of as a lot as 75% upon terminating his contract with Al Ettifaq and becoming a member of Ajax.
Ajax’s transfer for Henderson is a little bit of a shock as they so usually are inclined to deal with growing younger gamers relatively than signing large names from overseas, however it appears they’re prepared to make an exception right here for this confirmed and skilled chief.
Henderson was a high quality participant for a few years at Liverpool and it is going to be fascinating to see what sort of affect he has at Ajax now, and if it helps the 33-year-old hold his place in Gareth Southgate’s plans forward of Euro 2024 this summer time.
All in all, nonetheless, Henderson doesn’t come away from this wanting nice, having angered lots of people within the LGBTQ+ neighborhood when he moved to Saudi within the first place after beforehand being a vocal ally.
Henderson defended his transfer however talkSPORT observe that he satisfied Al Ettifaq to let him go after direct talks making it clear simply how a lot he wished to go away.
