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Jordan Henderson's Saudi Arabia move felt like a "slap in the face" following his support of the LGBTQ+ community, says UK's only openly gay active male professional footballer Jake Daniels (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (7 children)

I actually think Liverpool wanted him gone and encouraged it. FFP means that £12m is pure profit and it got his large wages off the books.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    As Liverpool fan.. We absolutely did, it came probably a year sooner than we anticipated, as we wouldn’t have expected to let Henderson, Milner and Fabinho go all in one summer but the midfield was looking tired and the wages were high, a revamp was needed, and getting rid of him helped that. If you want to be successful you can’t be too sentimental and our ownership knows this.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    He could have always renegotiated his contract to a lower one and then he'd become an absolute legend, while being repaied over the years as a club embassador that does nothing

    There were definitely alternatives, he chose to make a bank which wouldn't be a problem if he didn't use some social issues for PR earlier

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    Club upper management, almost certainly

    Klopp would have been happy for him to stay, fans too - if he accepted the much reduced role. Last season made it clear he was done as a first team player for us.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Honestly 12m for an aging Henderson is a decent fee. Liverpool made the right call taking the money on offer.

    At the end of the day, Henderson decided to go when he had every chance to turn them down

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