Liverpool on the verge of selling ‘outstanding’ player

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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has all but completed his move to Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq.

Fabrizio Romano confirmed this morning that the 33-year-old is in Croatia at Al-Ettifaq’s training camp in order to complete his move on a three-year deal and that the contracts are being signed as we speak.

A shocking revelation at first, but this deal will no longer come as a surprise to Reds supporters due to the widespread coverage of the move over the past few weeks.

Henderson, hailed by Jurgen Klopp as an ‘outstanding’ player, is set to reunite with Liverpool legend Gerrard nine years after the captain’s armband was passed down to him by his new boss.

The England international is one of many high profile players heading to the Saudi Pro League this summer following the snowball effect caused by Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer to Al-Nassr last season.

Fabinho is another Red who has been heavily linked with a move to the rapidly growing, free spending Saudi league, though talks have seemingly stalled between the Brazilian and Al-Ittihad in the last 24 hours.

Henderson signed for Liverpool from Sunderland in the summer of 2011 and has enjoyed a largely successful 12 years at Anfield having lifted everything there is to win as captain of the club. His name will forever be etched in the Reds’ history books.

The Henderson legacy

For a fee believed to be in the region of £16million to £20million, Liverpool received a midfielder from Sunderland that played a pivotal role in securing their first Premier League trophy, a sixth Champions League title, the FA Cup, two League Cups, the Super Cup, the Club World Cup and, of course, the Community Shield.

Spending over a decade on Merseyside, the Englishman totalled 492 appearances for the club. He scored on 33 occasions and provided 61 assists as he rendered himself an icon of the Kop.

Henderson joins Al-Ettifaq for £12million plus add ons and leaves a gap in the Liverpool midfield department that desperately needs filling, hence the club’s serious interest in young Southampton starlet Romeo Lavia.

A modern day Reds legend, he will be greatly missed at Anfield.