Jordan Henderson may make his return to the Premier League this summer time, with curiosity in a deal that will permit him to go away Ajax on a free switch.
Henderson has been out of the Premier League for 2 years following his controversial transfer from Liverpool to Al-Ettifaq.
However the former captain may now be on his manner again to England after a season-and-a-half with Ajax – who he joined simply months after making his change to Saudi Arabia.
In line with the Mail‘s Lewis Steele, Nottingham Forest are among the many golf equipment excited about signing the 35-year-old.
It comes with Henderson capable of depart Ajax without cost this summer time on account of a clause in his contract, regardless of his phrases nonetheless operating for an additional yr.
The suggestion is that the participant himself can be required to activate that clause, which is in impact till mid-July, successfully making himself a free agent.
Nevertheless it’s defined that Henderson has “not absolutely determined whether or not it’s best to go away or keep put,” with Forest not alone of their curiosity as Marseille and a variety of different European sides additionally weigh up a transfer.
Henderson is the highest-earning participant at Ajax, on a fundamental £85,000 per week rising to £110,000 per week with bonuses, and that can clearly be a consideration for all events this summer time.
Newly promoted Sunderland, the midfielder’s boyhood membership, have additionally been closely linked with a doable deal.
A mannequin skilled in his position as Liverpool captain, Henderson has discovered himself criticised since his resolution to go away in 2023.
That was largely on account of him becoming a member of a membership in Saudi Arabia – the place homosexuality is illegitimate – after years of campaigning for LGBTQ+ rights, having been perceived as sacrificing his morals for cash.
“I can perceive the frustration. I can perceive the anger. I get it,” he later stated in an interview with The Athletic.
“All I can say round that’s that I’m sorry that they really feel like that. My intention was by no means, ever to harm anybody. My intention has all the time been to assist causes and communities the place I felt like they’ve requested for my assist.
“I believe folks know what my views and values have been earlier than I left and nonetheless do now.
“And I believe having somebody with these views and values in Saudi Arabia is just a constructive factor.”
Henderson claimed that, throughout talks with Liverpool over his future on the time: “At no level did I really feel needed by the membership or anybody to remain.”
