Jordan Henderson returns to the Premier League with Brentford after Ajax exit
"I'll try my best to pass on my experiences, especially to the younger players. But, at the same time, I still need to perform and do my job on the pitch'."It's a given that I'll help everybody around me, but even at my age, you can still learn a lot, you can still improve, and you can still get better, which is what I want to do at this club."Henderson makes his return to English top-flight football after a two-year absence. He had left Liverpool in 2023 to join Saudi Arabia's Al-Ettifaq, where he played for just six months, and followed it with his recent stint with Ajax, where he made 57 appearances for the Dutch club.He even had a surprise return to the England squad under Thomas Tuchel despite being excluded from the Euro 2024 squad.Brentford head coach Keith Andrews said, 'When we became aware of Jordan's availability, it was a pretty simple decision.'We did our due diligence around his recent games to see where he is: he's still phenomenally fit and he's still phenomenally motivated to achieve things in the game, having already achieved a lot,' he added.After moving to Liverpool from his boyhood club, Sunderland, Henderson went on to replace Steven Gerrad as the Liverpool captain and led them to the Premier League and Champions League titles under Jurgen Klopp. He will hope to bring similar returns with Brentford in the coming season.- EndsTrending Reel
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