Party on the side of Al-Ettifaq, Jordan Henderson received several criticisms for his departure while defending the LGBT cause.
Like many players since the start of the 2023 summer transfer window, Jordan Henderson has chosen to join Saudi Arabia. After 12 full seasons with Liverpool, the English international has joined Al-Ettifaq, where he will find his former teammate Steven Gerrard (as coach) as well as former Lyonnais Moussa Dembélé.
Henderson takes it expensive
And if some new players in the Saudi championship have been criticized for having favored a financial choice more than a sporting one, the former captain of the Reds faces a completely different problem: his involvement in the defense of the LGBT cause. The 33-year-old player has indeed always defended this cause, but has just signed in a country where homosexuality is illegal. Something to make the LGBT community react, including Thomas Hitzlsperger, the first German player to have assumed his homosexuality in 2014.
“Jordan Henderson is finally transferred to Saudi Arabia. Good for him, he can play wherever he wants. Curious to know what the new JH brand will look like. The old one is dead! I thought for a while that his support for the community would be sincere. I’m dumb “, he posted on his social networks. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has also spoken out about it and said Henderson had a big issue to address due to his previous remarks in favor of the LGBTQIA+ community
