No One Has The Right To Judge Henderson For Moving To Saudi Arabia – Klopp

Criticism of Jordan Henderson over Saudi move has been baffling, Jurgen Klopp has said. This is coming after the ex-Liverpool captain departed Saudi Arabia for a move to Ajax, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, as long as Henderson is happy to leave Saudi Arabia for Ajax, he is more than happy for him, because happiness should be the most important thing for any footballer joining a new club.

Klopp added that no one has the right to judge Jordan for making the move to Saudi Arabia in the first place.

His words, “I didn’t speak to him after that (his transfer to Ajax). But I’m happy for him, because it looks like he’s happy and that’s the most important thing to me. From time to time I forget that I actually don’t read these kind of stories, but when it’s not about us directly, I read a little bit. People are really critical with Hendo about the move, first there and then now coming back. I don’t know how we dare, always judging these kind of things, all of us. We have one life and we have to make decisions. And sometimes our decisions are perfect in the first place, and sometimes that feels different after you’ve made them. He was there and it was a 100% interesting experience.

I spoke to him and 99% of what happened there football-wise was absolutely fine. It’s the start of something and it’s not like it is here. Imagine it would be immediately like that. Many things to develop in the future but (he was) never really critical or saying ‘It’s not possible that that’s not there’. But then he thought it is better for him and the family to come back to Europe and now he is at Ajax Amsterdam, a sensational club in a difficult moment. Ajax always played the best football when combined the real talent what is always there with some experience and that is obviously now the role for Hendo. He is part of that experienced group and from fifth place in Holland you can make steps and it’s all positive. It’s an experience.

Only in England do people think ‘Why do they go abroad?’ All other countries want to come England and is beautiful this country is they want to make international experiences and for me it is the same. He is going to Holland where he can enjoy his football definitely again. The family will feel wonderful because the city is absolutely outstanding. I am very happy for him and will definitely talk to him in these few days but he has a few things to do which are more important.”