has to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq.
The Reds captain has linked up with Liverpool legend and former teammate , who was , in a deal worth around £12m.
Henderson’s move to the Middle East is even more controversial given the 33 year-old’s vocal support of LGBTQ+ rights during his time at Anfield, with homosexuality currently outlawed in the country.
So, with Henderson joining the , how much money will the midfielder earn at his new club?
Here is everything you need to know about his salary as he on Merseyside.
How much will Jordan Henderson earn at Al-Ettifaq?
According to , Henderson will earn £700,000 a week in wages at Al-Ettifaq – and a whopping £36.4m for the whole year.
This is more than three times the £200,000 he is believed to have been earning every week at Liverpool.
Should Henderson remain with the Saudi club for three years, he would earn around £110m in wages across the course of his contract.
The mega-money contract will see Henderson become the highest-paid English player in the history of the game.
His reported salary is almost double the £375,000 Marcus Rashford takes home a week from Manchester United.
United teammate Jadon Sancho, meanwhile, earns £350,000 a week at Old Trafford.
Close friends Declan Rice and Mason Mount, who have signed for Arsenal and West Ham respectively in recent weeks, pocket roughly £250,000 a week from their new employers.
Another English midfielder who has moved clubs during the summer transfer window, Jude Bellingham, earns a reported £220,000 at his new club Real Madrid.
To put Henderson’s fortune into even more context, he now earns even more than NBA legend LeBron James’ £35.5m a-year with the LA Lakers.
However, he will not be the best-played player in the Saudi Pro League, with .
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