Jurgen Klopp breaks silence on Jordan Henderson omission as Liverpool exit nears
Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he took the decision to omit Jordan Henderson from Liverpool’s opening friendly as the skipper edges nearer a move to Saudi Arabia.
Henderson missed the 4-2 friendly win at Karlsruher SC on Wednesday night after the Reds agreed in principle an initial £12million deal with Al-Ettifaq for the midfielder.
Despite continued speculation over his future, the 33-year-old had trained as normal with the squad after they travelled to their training camp in Germany last Saturday.
But Henderson’s absence at the BBBank Wildpark stadium was an indication the Reds are paving the way for the skipper to depart after 12 years at the club.
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And asked who made the decision for Henderson not to play on Wednesday, Klopp said: “There’s actually nothing to say. As long as things are not really finally decided, we don’t have to talk about it. There will be a moment where we probably have to talk about it, but it’s not now.
“I don’t know that anything is decided, which means nothing to say in the moment. But that’s even better for you because you can speculate, which is much more fun! If I say something then it’s finished!
“In the end, all of these decisions are made by me. And because I respect the players a lot, it’s usually (with their) consent. It was in this case, and it is all fine.”
With Liverpool and Al-Ettifaq having reached an agreement, Henderson must now decide whether to make the move to Saudi Arabia with a contract worth £350,000-a-week reportedly on the table.
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