Jordan Henderson has spoken about his transfer from Liverpool to Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Ettifaq
Jordan Henderson has lifted the lid on his controversial summer exit from Liverpool - admitting he felt undervalued at Anfield as the club embarked on a summer rebuild.
"There were a few things that sent alarm bells ringing," admitted Henderson in an interview with Adam Crafton and David Ornstein. "I’ve got a very good relationship with Jurgen. He was very honest with me.READ MORE: Inside Liverpool's finances as true figures of summer transfer spending emerge "The reaction from the club again wasn’t to say no. At that moment I felt as though my value or the want for me to stay, with the manager and within the club, maybe it had shifted. I knew that time would come at some point. I didn’t think it would be now. And I had to accept that.
Pressed on his motivations behind the move to the Saudi Pro League, which has seen the likes of Neymar Jr and Karim Benzema also join this summer, Henderson insisted the project at Al-Ettifaq made him feel valued - and not because of the reported wages of £700,000 that he would be taking home in the Gulf state.
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