Henderson's humiliation, the club that rejected him before signing for Ajax

It was last July when Jordan Henderson decided to turn his professional career around by accepting the challenge of the Saudi Arabian league. The Liverpool captain said 'yes' to Al Ettifaq's offer of 14 million euros plus variables for three seasons. In addition to the 816,000 euros per week the 33-year-old from Sunderland began to receive, he joined the project led by Steven Gerrard on the bench.

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Six months after embarking on this new project, Henderson is leaving Saudi Arabia. According to David Ornstein, the midfielder has reached an agreement with Al Ettifaq to leave the Saudi Arabian club, who are in the middle of pre-season spending a few days in Abu Dhabi. He is also reported to be very close to joining Ajax on a permanent basis.

Henderson had been anxious to return to his homeland for weeks. His reasons are that he found it hard to adapt to the Asian country and the bad manners of Al-Ettifaq, especially with his manager and former Reds team-mate Steven Gerrard, because of the pressure the Saudi club's owners have put him under due to poor results. "I want to achieve something special, to build a club and the league in that country," were some of the reasons Henderson gave when he left for Al Ettifaq. This was widely criticised in England. From Liverpool fans, who did not understand the sudden departure of one of their legends.

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Henderson offered to Barcelona

According to Toni Juan Marti, former Liverpool midfielder offered himself to Barcelona a few weeks ago. He knew that the club was looking to strengthen the midfield so his agents contacted Barcelona, ​​but the club rejected the offer