Brentford Sign Jordan Henderson And Hail ‘one Of The Most Influential Leaders’

Brentford person completed nan signing of Jordan Henderson aft Ajax agreed to extremity his statement a twelvemonth early. The England midfielder has a two-year woody and becomes nan 2nd presence since Keith Andrews’ appointment arsenic caput coach.

“He’s still phenomenally fresh and he’s still phenomenally motivated to execute things successful nan game, having already achieved a lot,” Andrews told Brentford’s website. “With nan void of knowledgeable players leaving nan building – Christian Nørgaard, Mark Flekken and Ben Mee – it was important to switch that.”

Henderson, who turned 35 past month, has 84 England caps and was recalled to nan squad successful March by Thomas Tuchel. He spent 12 years pinch Liverpool earlier a arguable move to Saudi Arabia pinch Al-Ettifaq successful 2023.

“He has been 1 of nan astir influential leaders successful modern Premier League years,” Andrews said. “He’s been astatine nan forefront of driving for titles and Champions Leagues astatine a awesome shot nine … He will thrust standards and beryllium a superb summation to nan squad.”

Brentford person mislaid their caput coach, Thomas Frank, to Tottenham and captain, Nørgaard, to Arsenal, while their apical scorer past season, Bryan Mbeumo, is being pursued by Manchester United. Antoni Milambo, a 20-year-old Dutch playmaker, was nan first subordinate to subordinate aft Andrews took over.