Jordan Henderson claims he didn’t “feel wanted” at Liverpool – but move ‘not about money’
THIS IS ANFIELD SAYS Jordan Henderson has spoken for the first time about the reasons for his move to the Saudi Pro League and responded to criticism he received for his decision.
Henderson ended his 12-year spell at Liverpool by joining Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq in a deal said to be worth around £12 million.
The move was a controversial one, with the 33-year-old previously vocal in his support for LGBTQ+ communities only to switch to a country in which being part of those groups is considered illegal.
Publically addressing the transfer for the first time, Henderson denied suggestions that his departure was driven by money and cited a pre-season chat with Jurgen Klopp as a key factor in his thought process.
“I won’t go into detail about the conversation [with Klopp] because it’s private, but it put me in a position where I knew that I wasn’t going to be playing as much. I knew there were going to be new players coming in my position,” the former skipper told The Athletic‘s David Ornstein and Adam Crafton.