The £7m reason why Jordan Henderson is Ajax bound - and not to a Liverpool Premier League rival
Jordan Henderson’s stay in Saudi Arabia looks to have lasted just six months.
Having left Liverpool in July to move to the Saudi Pro League in what proved to be a hugely controversial £12m move to Al-Ettifaq, the former Reds skipper, 33, is reportedly on the verge of signing for Dutch giants Ajax.
Henderson, whose time as Liverpool captain came during a period of huge success for the club on the pitch under Jurgen Klopp, is set to ink a deal with the Eredivisie side having held lengthy talks with Al-Ettifaq boss and Reds legend Steven Gerrard, and club officials.
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Having reportedly grown unhappy in Saudi, Henderson looks set to end his time at the club two-and-a-half years early, the former Sunderland man having signed what was reported at the time to be a deal worth a staggering £700,000 per week to the England international, a rise of some £500,000 per week on what he had been earning at Anfield.
But for a player who has won pretty much every major honour in European football, a captain for a team that won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA World Club Cup, why hasn’t there been a flurry of interest from English sides for his services?
Part of the answer is that Henderson, should he return to England before July this year to work, would be subject to a heavy tax burden, with UK tax law requiring anyone returning to the UK within a year having worked abroad to pay 40%, the full year's income tax on anyone earning over £150,000 per year, on what they earned during that period. On wages of £700,000 per week,
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