Ajax chief claims jordan henderson 'didn't feel wanted from minute one'

JORDAN HENDERSON WAS LAST WEEK LINKED WITH A MOVE TO AS MONACO FROM MONACO 13:00, 08 Feb 2025 Ajax technical director Alex Kroes has revealed Jordan Henderson hasn’t felt wanted at the club

from the minute he arrived. Reports emerged in France and the Netherlands during the final week of the January transfer window claiming that the former Liverpool captain was keen on moving

to AS Monaco. It was claimed that the England international was negotiating with Ajax to see if he could terminate his contract, which runs until 2026. However, no move materialised, and

Henderson hit out at "lies" over his mooted transfer following his side’s 2-1 Eredivisie win over Feyenoord at the weekend. "Everyone knows the club's financial

situation. Money has to be created and that can be done by letting big earners leave," he said. READ MORE: Liverpool 'send' scouts to watch Jorrel Hato just weeks after

Anfield visitREAD MORE: A Liverbird Upon My Chest full lyrics as classic Liverpool terrace song makes comeback "I am one of the big earners. It's often about my salary in the

media. The situation was that we had to decide whether it was worth pivoting or keeping my salary in this case. "Those were difficult conversations. I said what I thought, but we

jointly came to the conclusion that I should stay. I am happy with that. I will give everything for the club and the team. "Of course I am happy to stay. My plan was to stay here at

least until the end of the season and then re-evaluate. A lot of things were taken out of context in the press. That was disrespectful, they were lies. "Untruths were told about me as a

person. I tried to focus, but it feels painful. People may criticise me because of my game, but when it gets personal ... I am a human being with family, parents, a wife and children. If

they read things in the press that are not true, that is going too far. I don't know what their sources are, but it is not true." And now, opening up on his situation at the Johan

Cruyff Arena, Kroes has revealed Henderson has struggled to cope in the Netherlands due to the price Ajax paid Al-Ettifaq to secure his services. "What has been going on with Jordan is

that he has not felt wanted at Ajax from minute one," he told De Telegraaf. Article continues below "That is not because of me, the trainer, the management or the people around

him. But in the Netherlands, everyone always has an opinion about something. And with him, the label 'far too expensive' was put on him far too quickly. "At some point, that

also starts to eat away at a person. That is a great shame, because his value to Ajax is more than enormous. He did not have to apologize to me, he just has to do his job, as he did. No, he

did not apologize." Prior to joining Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2023, Henderson enjoyed a trophy-laden 12-year spell at Liverpool. During his time at Anfield, he won

the Premier League, Champions League, two League Cups and one FA Cup.