Liverpool fans fury as ‘leaked’ clip shows Henderson ‘already training in Saudi’

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    Liverpool fans have been left fuming after 'leaked' footage seemingly showing Jordan Henderson training with his new club emerged.

    The England midfielder is understood to have agreed a deal with Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq. Henderson was expected to join Steven Gerrard's side shortly, with the Reds legend appointed manager of the Saudi Pro League outfit earlier in July.

    Yet a now-deleted viral video on social media appeared to show the Englishman already training with his new team-mates.

    It is has not yet been confirmed whether the footage, which was shared by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, was in fact genuine. However, the Athletic have since also reported the Liverpool captain trained with Al-Ettifaq at their Croatia training camp this afternoon.

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    The clip in question showed the central-midfielder in a rondo training exercise with what appeared to be Al-Ettifaq players. He received the ball twice, passing it on before performing a back-flick.

    Reds fans were caught by surprise at seeing their icon seemingly already off without a farewell message nor an official announcement, despite being at the club for 12 years. And they voiced their disapproval towards both Henderson and the "disrespectful" departure on Twitter.

    One Liverpool supporter tweeted: "[Henderson will] always be a legend but the way he's left is in my opinion all wrong, just not right that he agreed terms before the clubs agreed a fee which seems to be the norm now, but training with them before a club announcement to the fans is I think disrespectful."

    Another user tweeted: "There's a lot about this transfer that stinks, and this is right up there," while a third wrote: "This whole thing has been so badly handled by everyone involved…."

    A fourth added: "Goodness this is done in bad taste, from start to finish."

    And another fumed: "This s*** has felt disrespectful from the start I can't lie but this takes the p***. His goodbye video will fool enough people though I'm sure, what are the odds on him shedding some crocodile tears to really pull on the heartstrings"

    The move had already proved controversial, with Henderson's exit leaving a sour taste in fans' mouths as they suggested Saudi Arabia's human rights record undermines his previous support for the LGBTQ+ community.

    The 33-year-old is reportedly set to earn £350,000 a week over three seasons in Dammam, with Liverpool due to receive around £13million for his services.

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