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Liverpool agree £12m fee in principle for Jordan Henderson to join Al-Ettifaq on £700,000-a-week deal as Reds captain moves closer to Steven Gerrard reunion after missing friendly

Jordan Henderson is set to leave Liverpool's German training camp to decide whether to move to Saudi Arabia after Al-Ettifaq agreed a £12million deal.

Liverpool's captain was left out of his side's 4-2 win in Karlsruhe last night after Al-Ettifaq came back to the table with an offer the Anfield club were happy to accept. Henderson had held discussions with manager Jurgen Klopp earlier in the afternoon and the decision was mutually agreed.

Al-Ettifaq, who do not have financial backing from the Public Investment Fund unlike Saudi's four top clubs, were initially reluctant to come up with a transfer fee but after things stalled over the weekend they returned with a structure and timing of payments that met with Liverpool's approval.