Liverpool hero contract was terminated after £12m move that didn't benefit anyone

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In 2019, Jordan Henderson captained his Liverpool side to Champions League glory

The following year, he would lead the team to their first Premier League title in 30 years.

just three years later, the Sunderland-born player would leave Anfield for Saudi Arabia. It’s fair to say this wasn’t the smartest move for the largely intelligent player.

Jurgen Klopp had warned Henderson before the 2023-24 season that his game time was likely to be reduced

Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai had been brought in to strengthen the new midfield, and Henderson wasn’t part of that plan.

In the end, the midfielder did what many older and more experienced players were doing; go to Saudi Arabia.

Henderson would go on to make 19 appearances for the club

these games were often played in front of crowds of less than a thousand people.

Even with the big cheques coming in every week, the midfielder couldn't handle it anymore and made it clear he wanted to leave.

A player known for his grit and ‘I’ll prove you wrong’ attitude, he had given up rather quickly.

The player then moved to Ajax, a Dutch and European powerhouse, only, this Ajax was different.

The Dutch side had spent a good amount of time in the relegation zone at the start of the season, climbing out to finish fifth, 35 points off the top.

On his move back to Europe, Henderson had admitted about his Saudi tenure, “sometimes these things don’t work.”

The ex-Liverpool captain's time at Ajax so far has been rocky.

A chance to perform against a Premier League side again wasn’t taken well as Aston Villa comfortably beat the Dutch team 4-0.

A muscle injury in March had him sidelined for a month and, overall, he only played nine out of the 16 league games available

During this turbulent time, Henderson would be forgiven pondering on the ‘what if.’

What if he had stayed after that conversation with Klopp? He was bound to still play a good number of games

Not only did he leave behind a history of trophies with the further chance of winning more; he also left without saying goodbye to Anfield.

Whatever his feelings are about the situation, we likely will never know, but it isn’t until you leave Liverpool do you realise that hearing 60,000 fans singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ is truly priceless.