Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has opened up on why he left the club to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq.
Midfielder has now had his sayHenderson left the Reds this summer after spending 12 years at the club to join Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia in a deal worth £12 million plus add-ons. The England international, who has always been a strong advocate of LGBTQ+ rights,Now Henderson has opened up on his transfer and says he has been hurt by the criticism he has received and that he does care about causes he has been involved with."Every day. It was a difficult time, definitely.
I’d been at a club for so long, a club that I love and have a lot of respect for the fans, the owners, the manager, my teammates — to leave my teammates was a big thing," he told"But in the end, I felt as though it was the right thing for them as well. But from the outside and people who don’t know me, then it’s a lot more challenging to understand. There can be a lot of criticism, a lot of negativity around me as a person. And that was difficult to take.
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