Jordan Henderson‘s future has been thrust into the highlight this week after accepting a deal to hitch Steven Gerrard in Saudi Arabia, nevertheless it appears Al Ettifaq can not afford a switch payment.
Wager you’re questioning how that may be the case when stories of a weekly wage of £700,000 have been mooted by Merseyside journalists.
Presently, no formal bid has been tabled for the Liverpool skipper – nor for Fabinho – however the membership see £20 million because the minimal in the event that they have been to inexperienced gentle a transfer.
Sources near Saudi membership have advised to This Is Anfield that they would favor to strike a cut-price deal, and, unbelievably, a free switch has even been advised.
The mindset would observe a claim, from @EttifaqKSA on Twitter, which suggests Al Ettifaq has a switch finances of 65 million Saudi Riyal, which converts to £13.2 million, this summer time.
The Mail‘s Dominic King furthered this by stating the Saudi membership “are struggling to satisfy Liverpool’s calls for,” even when they’ve tabled a deal value as much as £35 million in wages per yr.
Al Ettifaq isn’t one of many Saudi golf equipment owned by the Public Funding Fund however there must be some deeper crucial considering relating to having the ability to provide hundreds of thousands in wages however not a switch payment of £20 million, presumably paid over three years.
All non-PIF golf equipment are nonetheless government-owned and from the understanding of the New York Instances‘ Rory Smith, they nonetheless “have entry to a participant signing fund from the Ministry of Sport.”
Saudi Arabia’s sports activities ministry put aside round $800 million (£611m) to assist bolster the league’s squads this summer time, aiming to make “no less than 18 high-profile signings” says the NY Instances, who name-checks Henderson.
In order that does recommend that funds will be made obtainable, as they seem with the eye-watering wages, however it’s attainable that Al Ettifaq, as one of many non-PIF golf equipment, are being given a finances for wages by the federal government however not for switch charges.
Both approach, Liverpool would need assurances they might obtain the total payment for Henderson in the event that they settle for a suggestion having seen a ban imposed on Al Nassr for failing to pay excellent money owed.
There’s a lot to contemplate with this one however one factor we all know for positive, the captain won’t be allowed to depart with out Al Ettifaq paying the proper value.
