Jordan Henderson has already broken Ajax record and overtaken legends within 24 hours of transfer
Jordan Henderson has not even been an Ajax player for a full day yet — but he's already set a new club record.
The former Liverpool captain signed for Ajax after waiving £4 million in wages from Al-Ettifaq.
And he is already proving to be a fan-favourite at the Dutch club.
It was confirmed that Henderson would wear the No.6 shirt which has been vacant since former midfielder Davy Klaassen left to join Inter Milan last year.
And Ajax have now announced that Henderson's shirt has broken the club record for the most shirts sold by an individual player in the 24 hours following their signing.
Although we live in a different era of consumerism, the 33-year-old midfielder's shirt has officially sold faster than Luis Suarez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert and Clarence Seedorf
An Ajax spokesperson told Ajax Life: «We really rarely, if ever, experience this.»
But Henderson will still have work to do to prove to club fans that he was a shrewd signing in what has been a difficult season for Ajax.
Ajax legend Ronald de Boer told Alan Brazil and Ray Parlour on talkSPORT Breakfast just how fans were feeling about their newest signing.
He said: “He’s not in his prime. The feeling is 50/50. A lot of people say, ‘What a great signing, he's experienced, he’s seen it all, done it all’.
“Others will say, ‘Is it over the top? He went to Saudi to collect money. Is he still on that level he was at Liverpool? Is he still hungry?’
“Saying this, I think he is still hungry because he wants to be in the England squad for Euro 2024.
“I think he is there to show himself to Gareth Southgate and that is important. That must’ve been a major factor.
“It’s been a terrible season this year, the worst in
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