According to sources, owners FSG may force Jurgen Klopp to bid adieu to two of his favorite senior Liverpool players, who have been positioned as the top targets at Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Ettifaq, led by Steven Gerrard, is having difficulty competing with the four teams that get funding from the Public Investment Fund. Ittihad, Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli, and Al-Nassr are the quartet in question.
In the Saudi Pro League, Gerrard’s team is currently wallowing in eighth place out of eighteen. It’s hardly what Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum, among Gerrard’s group of international recruits, had expected.
After just six months in the Middle East, Henderson started to yearn for a return to European football. David Ornstein of the Athletic reports that a deal has been reached in principle for Ajax to join.
That followed Henderson’s decision to end his lucrative seven hundred thousand-pound-per-week contract with Al-Ettifaq. Henderson is set to take off for a medical vacation to Europe and could sign a contract with the Ajax by the end of the week.
By tearing up Henderson’s contract, Al-Ettifaq will save a net of almost £8 million for the remainder of the season, accordingtoreliablereporter Ben Jacobs, who took to X.
That will aid the team in luring in fresh talent, and the newspaper reports that they have two senior Liverpool players on their radar.
Joel Matip, a center-back, and Thiago Alcantara, a midfielder, are targets for the summer, according to Jacobs.
FSG may deny Klopp access to 32-year-old Thiago and Mateo, two stalwarts of Liverpool.Joel Matip, a center-back, and Thiago Alcantara, a midfielder, are targets for the summer, according to Jacobs.FSG might deny Klopp access to Liverpool veteransThe last six months of Matip and Thiago’s 32-year contracts are approaching at Anfield.Although it has been difficult to keep them healthy, Jurgen Klopp holds great affection for the two.Matip is unlikely to play again this season as he is presently sidelined with an ACL injury. While Thiago has been plagued by ailments, he has not played a single game for the Reds this season.However, Klopp has already requested that Liverpool
