Veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson is a surprise inclusion in Gareth Southgate's latest England squad, but his international career should be over after swapping Liverpool for Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia
The veteran is a surprise inclusion in Southgate's latest squad, but his international career should be over after swapping Liverpool for Al-Ettifaq
Jordan Henderson's unforeseen move to Saudi Arabia in July was expected to be the death knell for the 33-year-old's international career. The political and footballing optics of his controversial, £13 million transfer from European giants Liverpool to Steven Gerrard's middling Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaqsix weeks on, Henderson somehow finds himself back among the England camp for fixtures against Ukraine and Scotland in September.
Southgate looked like a rabbit in the headlights when quizzed on the call-up in a press conference, but rather than admit that his decision would be scrutinised, he instead launched into a fierce defence of one of his trusted lieutenants. "My job is to pick a football team," he sniped. "I don’t think you can pick a football team based on any prejudice about where they might be playing their football. I am a bit lost with some of the questioning. You walk in to talk about a squad for football and we are wading into complex political situations, which I am not really trained to do. We will do the best we can.
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