Another escape from Saudi Arabia. Icon and former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson heads to Ajax

Just six months in Saudi Arabia will mark former Liverpool icon Jordan Henderson football career. The hard-working midfielder’s new address will be Ajax Amsterdam. This was reported by The Athletic website.

For twelve long years he was a member of Liverpool’s starting line-up, most recently as captain. But before this season, like many others, Jordan Henderson was tempted by the project of the Saudi Professional League. But this fairy tale was short-lived.

Already last week, the Daily Mail came up with information about Henderson’s alleged discontent in the Al Ettifaq squad. The reason given was family and sporting reasons.

The team, which was also strengthened by Georginio Wijnaldum and Moussa Dembele before the season, is only eighth in the league.

“This opportunity with Stevie (Gerrard – Al Ettifaq coach) in a completely different league and a completely different culture was something special. I wasexcited by the project that was presented to us,” The Athletic quoted the long-serving England international as saying.

Can Henderson help Ajax salvage a poorly run season?

But now things have taken a different turn. Henderson will now don the jersey of Ajax Amsterdam, who have to salvage a poorly run season in the spring.

They are currently in fifth place in the Eredivisie with a gap of twenty-three points on the leader PSV, while Eindhoven have won all their games so far.

Henderson joins his new team with a record of seventeen games in the Saudi league, adding four assists and the same number of yellow cards to his statistics. Above all, he should bring insight and experience to a very young Amsterdam team.

But the thirty-three-year-old midfielder is not the only player who would like to leave the golden cage in Saudi Arabia. There is also talk of harebrained intentions from Roberto Firmino or Karim Benzema, who is currently not training with his Al Ittihad team.

Is there a big exodus in our near future?

Source: The Athletic, Daily Mail