Ajax in talks to sign wantaway Henderson from Saudi – sources

Ajax are in superior talks to sign Jordan Henderson after the midfielder reached an settlement to go away Al Ettifaq, a supply has informed ESPN.

The 33-12 months-outdated needs to go away Saudi Arabia after lower than six months and has been in discussions to finish his profitable contract early.

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The supply confirmed Henderson has now agreed a termination however the actual phrases are unclear. Henderson will take an enormous pay minimize from his Saudi wage — thought to be a minimum of £350,000-a-week ($443,000) — ought to he be part of Ajax.

The Eredivisie membership have secured an settlement in precept with Henderson and a medical is deliberate in Amsterdam later this week as last contract negotiations proceed.

Sources in the Netherlands recommend Henderson may sign an 18-month contract with the choice of an additional 12 months.

Henderson’s temporary spell in Saudi Arabia has been a private catastrophe given he confronted an preliminary backlash to the transfer given the nation’s poor human rights report together with legal guidelines which state homosexuality is unlawful and punishable by demise.

The former Liverpool midfielder had been an outspoken advocate of the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood prior to the switch and struggled to justify his choice in a September interview with The Athletic in which he insisted he was not solely motivated by cash and relished the chance to make the Saudi league “one of the best in the world.”

Al Ettifaq are eighth in the Saudi Pro League with supervisor Steven Gerrard below stress after a string of poor outcomes.