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Jordan Henderson has confirmed he is leaving Liverpool after 12 years, before an expected move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old midfielder looks set for the Saudi Pro League in a\u00a0deal worth \u00a312m\u00a0plus add-ons.<\/p>\n
Posting on his Instagram account, Henderson said: \u201cJust know, I will always be a Red, until the day I die.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Henderson captained Liverpool to their\u00a0first Premier League title in 30 years\u00a0in 2020.<\/p>\n
The England international also lifted the Champions League, FA Cup, two League Cups, Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Club World Cup during his time on Merseyside.<\/p>\n
Henderson will link up again with the ex-Liverpool captain and former team-mate Steven Gerrard, who is manager of Al-Ettifaq.<\/p>\n
He flew out with the Liverpool squad to their training camp in Germany earlier in July, although he did not play in either of their pre-season matches after an initial offer of \u00a312m was accepted.<\/p>\n
The midfielder joined the Reds from Sunderland in a deal worth \u00a320m in June 2011 and made 492 appearances for them, scoring 33 goals and registering 57 assists.<\/p>\n
Speaking in the\u00a0video filmed at Anfield, Henderson said that it was hard to leave his boyhood club more than a decade ago but \u201cwhen Liverpool come knocking, you don\u2019t say no\u201d.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI can\u2019t lie, there have been hard times, really hard times. But when I look back at my career at Liverpool, it will always be the good times that I remember.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2020 Jordan Henderson captained Liverpool to their first Premier League title in 30 years<\/em><\/p>\n Henderson highlighted the Champions League final in Madrid in 2019 when they\u00a0beat Tottenham\u00a0to secure the club\u2019s sixth trophy in the competition as his \u201cfavourite night\u201d, and said there were \u201cno words\u201d to describe the support during the parade around the city.<\/p>\n He called the supporters \u201cthe best in the world\u201d adding \u201cthere can be no doubt, there is no doubt\u201d.<\/p>\n Henderson did not address his move to Saudi Arabia in the video.<\/p>\n Fans have been posting messages of thanks to Henderson across social media following the release of the video, while Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ charity which organises the Rainbow Laces campaign, has\u00a0thanked Henderson\u00a0for his support.<\/p>\n However, Henderson has been criticised by some for the move to Saudi Arabia, including Liverpool\u2019s LGBT+ fans group Kop Out, who\u00a0urged him to reconsider.<\/p>\n Fellow Reds midfielder Fabinho has also been linked with Saudi club Al-Ittihad, who made\u00a0a \u00a340m bid for the Brazilian\u00a0on 15 July, but his move looks to be in jeopardy with negotiations continuing.<\/p>\n Jordan Henderson said he was nervous when he signed for Liverpool from Sunderland in 2011<\/em><\/p>\n Liverpool are preparing to travel to Singapore for two pre-season fixtures, against Leicester City on 30 July and Bayern Munich on 2 August.<\/p>\n Many big-name players have joined the Saudi Pro League this summer, with former Reds striker Roberto Firmino and Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy signing for Al-Ahli. Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez has also agreed a \u00a330m deal with the club.<\/p>\n Al-Ittihad, meanwhile, have signed former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, ex-Chelsea midfielder N\u2019Golo Kante and Portuguese forward Jota from Celtic.<\/p>\n Al-Hilal have brought in Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves from Wolves and Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Jordan](\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/_130528222_gettyimages-1260116361.jpg\")
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