Jordan Henderson has been labelled as a ‘panic buy’ by a Dutch journalist who has questioned what the previous Liverpool captain will convey to the present Ajax facet.
The 33-year-old solely swapped Anfield for Saudi Arabia in the summertime however struggled to settle within the Center East and terminated his contract lately in an effort to transfer again to Europe.
The England worldwide may also have half an eye fixed on the upcoming European Championships and shall be keen to stay part of Gareth Southgate’s plans forward of the summer time.
De Telegraaf journalist Valentijn Driessen believes our former No. 14 is an ‘costly gamble’ and somebody who has an enormous process on his palms to single-handedly enhance the Amsterdam-based outfit.
“A panic buy may also be profitable, however Henderson is previous his peak after three years at Sunderland, 12 years at Liverpool and half a 12 months at Al-Ettifaq,” Driessen revealed on Thursday with Right now Inside (through Soccer Transfers).
“He gained’t lose any sleep over it, however he’s now 33 years previous and shall be 34 in June. When his contract with Ajax expires, he shall be 36 years previous. For comparability, when Dusan Tadic and Daley Blind got here to Ajax as skilled gamers in the summertime of 2018 to assist younger prime skills with their growth, they have been 29 and 28 years previous respectively.
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“On the age of 33, 15 years in England makes itself felt bodily. From someday to the subsequent it may be over, or a severe damage can imply the tip of his profession. The qualities of the participant Henderson on the ball don’t make the distinction. Not even within the Eredivisie.
“At Ajax he has to enhance a group of mediocre gamers, however that’s one thing utterly totally different from his process at Liverpool the place he cleared up the crumbs.
“Henderson, who succeeds two failed English signings (Calvin Bassey and Chuba Akpom), is an especially costly gamble for Ajax. Regardless of how nicely regarded he’s and is seen as a saviour in Amsterdam, Liverpool’s Henderson would by no means have chosen the Eredivisie.”
Ajax’s kind improved drastically previous to the winter break however the facet had a dreadful begin to the marketing campaign.
Regardless of their latest good kind John van’t Schip’s facet discover themselves a whopping 23 factors behind league leaders PSV Eindhoven and 11 factors outdoors the Champions League spots.
A top-two end will definitely be the goal for Henderson’s new facet with the previous Al-Ettifaq man choosing up a wholesome wage within the Dutch capital.
“Henderson receives €4.5 million euros in wage per 12 months at Ajax and €1.5 million in signing charges,” Driessen added. “He shall be there for two.5 years, so that’s straightforward to calculate.”
It’s been good to see a smile again on the face of our former skipper within the final 24 hours.
He might have made a mistake by heading to Saudi in the summertime however let’s hope he can have a robust second half to the season with the Dutch giants.
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