Sporting director shares significant Jordan Henderson transfer update amid links to Sunderland

Ajax sporting director Alex Kroes has poured cold water on the possibility of Jordan Henderson leaving during the January transfer window.

Wearside-born Henderson joined Liverpool from Sunderland in a deal worth £20million in June 2011 after rising through the ranks at the Academy of Light. Henderson then captained the Reds to the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, European Super Cup and Club World Cup during his stay on Merseyside.

After his time at Liverpool had come to an end, Henderson joined Al Ettifaq for a fee in the region of £13million, with the Saudi club reportedly paying him a wage of around £350,000 per week. The move didn’t last long, however, with the former England man then moving to Ajax in Holland last January.

Reports have now suggested that Henderson is open to a return to Sunderland and that his former club are weighing up whether not not to bring the former England man back to Wearside during the January transfer window in two-and-a-half months time. However, Ajax’s sporting director’s words don’t suggest a deal is likely to happen.

“I am extremely satisfied with Jordan as captain, both on and off the pitch,” Kroes told Algemeen Dagblad. “So, we don’t want to lose him.We assume he will help us continue the further development we are currently going through as a club and a team.”

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