England midfielder Jordan Henderson has left Ajax after the membership agreed to finish his contract early following a yr and a half within the Netherlands.
Henderson had a yr to run on his Ajax deal, however the membership mentioned Thursday it “cooperated with the participant’s request to terminate the present employment contract.”
Henderson thanked the membership and the individuals of Amsterdam however did not specify why he’d requested to depart or what he plans to do subsequent. He indicated that the demise final week in a automotive accident of his former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota had influenced how he communicated the choice.
“Because of the tragic occasions of final week, and the devastating lack of my former teammate Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, it doesn’t really feel proper at this second to say or do greater than share this temporary assertion,” Henderson mentioned in a membership assertion.
“Nonetheless, I’m totally conscious that I owe this membership, my teammates, and the supporters a fuller and extra private thanks. I’ll, after all, try this when the time feels extra applicable.”
One choice for Henderson may very well be a return to his hometown membership Sunderland, the place he began his profession earlier than becoming a member of Liverpool in 2011. Sunderland has been promoted again to the Premier League for subsequent season for the primary time for the reason that 2016-17 season.
Henderson joined Ajax in Jan. 2024 after an unsuccessful six-month stint in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ettifaq, following 12 years at Liverpool, the place he received the Premier League and Champions League.
The 35-year-old midfielder captained Ajax as they fell in need of successful the Dutch league title this season after a late collapse noticed the staff overtaken by rival PSV Eindhoven.
Henderson has performed 84 occasions for England and returned to the nationwide staff squad this yr below new coach Thomas Tuchel.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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