Jordan Henderson posts farewell to Liverpool ahead of Al Ettifaq transfer
Jordan Henderson has posted a farewell message to Liverpool fans ahead of his controversial transfer to Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia. Henderson leaves Liverpool after 12 years, including the last eight as captain, and is set to earn a multi-million pound fortune as a result of a lucrative contract thought to be worth as much as £100,000 per day in the Saudi Pro League. The transfer has drawn massive criticism, with Henderson taking his career to a country where homosexuality is illegal, despite having previously been a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ causes. It more than trebles the £190,000 per week contract he had at Liverpool and is set to make an already extremely rich man vastly more wealthy. The use of ‘life-changing’ in some of the reporting on his new deal in Saudi Arabia has also been heavily criticised amid a cost of living crisis in the UK. Prior to his farewell message being posted on social media, Henderson had already started training with Al Ettifaq, managed by ex-Liverpool te...