Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Jordan Henderson left Liverpool to join Al-Ettifaq because he was not needed at the Premier League club.
, instead of simply following the money. Asked about the midfielder's comments, Klopp confirmed on Friday that Henderson's fear of not being guaranteed a starting spot was a big reason for his departure."Hendo said the truth. That's how it was. We had talks, I told him I wanted him to stay but we talked about maybe not playing regularly," Klopp said at a press conference.
"I cannot tell a player they can have 50 games because I don't know that. In our relationship, I thought it was important we speak about 'what happens if'. Hendo, I love him but he was not great when they didn't play, [James] Milner and Lucas [Leiva] were the same. So we talk about that now.""So, in Hendo's ears and mind, he thought I didn't want him there. If I said Hendo would be the main man for me he would stay but I couldn't.
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