Jordan Henderson showed his departure from Liverpool on Wednesday after 12 years on the Merseyside membership forward of an anticipated transfer to Saudi Arabia.
The 33-year-old midfielder is last in on a switch to Al-Ettifaq following Liverpool’s reported settlement to a deal price $15.5 million for its Premier League and Champions League-winning captain.
Henderson posted a farewell video to lovers on his Instagram account.
“Being made the captain of Liverpool Soccer Membership used to be one of the most biggest honors of my existence,” he mentioned from the Anfield dressing room. “From the day the armband used to be handed to me, I did the whole lot I may just to act like a Liverpool captain will have to. However the greatest honors at Liverpool weren’t non-public ones, they have been collective. All folks, all of you — in combination.”
Henderson gained each main membership honor all through his time at Liverpool, together with the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League identify a 12 months later. That identify luck ended Liverpool’s 30-year wait to be topped champions of England once more.
“Simply know that I will be able to at all times be a Pink. Till the day I die. Thanks for the whole lot. You’ll by no means stroll by myself,” mentioned Henderson, who didn’t cope with his subsequent step.
A transfer to Al-Ettifaq would see Henderson hyperlink up with Liverpool nice Steven Gerrard, who used to be not too long ago employed as supervisor of the Saudi Professional League crew.