Jordan Henderson begins the breakout of stars from Saudi Arabia

In the last summer market, Saudi Arabian football was the main protagonist. It is true that several world figures, some players who could even boast of being legends of this sport, were overly tempted by the immense salaries that could not be earned anywhere else in the world and chose to leave the highest sporting level, to reach the economic paradise.

However, today more than one is living a nightmare, they do not adapt to the country in terms of climate, nor to the culture and the level of football is at rock bottom. That being the case, the desire of several is to return to Europe and the flag has done so. given Jordan Henderson.

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The former Liverpool captain ends his time in Saudi Arabia after terminating his contract with Al-Ettifaq, a club with which he had an agreement of 40 million euros per year, that is, for six months of work he has pocketed the enormous figure of 20 million euros. Now, Jordan returns to Europe but will not do so in the Premier League, the Englishman is betting on the Eredivisie, joining the Ajax project as a free agent.

Henderson has given the signal by being the first to escape, but it seems that he will not be the last, since other players such as Benzema, Gabri Veiga, Roberto Firmino, Luiz Felipe, among others, are the way to return to the best football on the planet, the of Europe.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the paradise of Arab football. The Portuguese, after being left out of Manchester United, closed his signing with the Al-Nassr team for a contract of 200 million euros per year in January 2023. From that moment, the sheikhs decided to invest all the money that was necessary to sign to the superstars of the world's elite and form the Arabian Pro League into a world-class competition. The first step has been completed, the second is far from happening.

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