This summer, Liverpool has given up on several experienced executives, especially in midfield. James Milner, Fabinho, but again and above all Jordan Henderson, captain of the club for many years. Transferred to Saudi Arabia, to Al-Ettifaq, the 33-year-old midfielder gave an interview to The Athletic in which he talks about his arrival in Saudi Arabia, the acceptance of the LGBTQ + community, while revealing the underside of his departure from the Reds. “If one of those people said to me, ‘Now we want you to stay,’ then we wouldn’t be having this conversation. And then I have to think about the rest of my career. Now that’s not to say that they forced me to leave the club or that they wanted me to leave, but at no point did I feel wanted by the club or anyone else to stay. It wasn’t the money that motivated me to come here.”he explains at first.
“If I’m wearing the LGBT armband and it disrespects their religion, then that’s not good either. (…) Everyone should respect religion and culture. That’s why I think we’re all trying to fight here in terms of inclusion and everything. You know, years ago, like, women or children probably couldn’t play football, but now I’m there and there’s a lot of women and girls playing football, so things can change little by little”, says Jordan Henderson. Clear and precise revelations which have the merit of being clear. 5th in the Saudi Pro League, Al-Ettifaq hopes to play spoilsport this season in the league.
