![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/liverpool-lgbt-fan-group-appalled-and-concerned-as-jordan-henderson-ponders-saudi-move/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2_GettyImages-1289763053.jpg&description=Jordan Henderson is reportedly leaning towards a transfer move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq, leaving a Liverpool LGBT+ fan group stunned after viewing the Reds captain as an allay A Liverpool LGBT+ fan group has been left "appalled and concerned" amid claims that captain Jordan Henderson is considering a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia. Henderson, 33, is reported to have been offered a bumper contract offer from Al-Ettifaq - the team who Liverpool legend and ex-team-mate Steven Gerrard recently became manager of - and will more than quadruple his wage, earning a huge £700,000 per week. The two clubs are now set to hold talks over a fee, with Henderson valued at £10million, garnering criticism from LGBT+ groups. Being homosexual or transgender in Saudi Arabia remains illegal, and anyone who identifies as LGBT+ can be subjected to severe penalties. The Saudi Pro League have brought in a host of big-name players in 2023, such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, a strategy which critics say has continued the state's sportwashing efforts. Henderson is one of the most high-profile Premier League players to stand with LGBT+ people, proudly donning the rainbow captain's armband on numerous occasions and getting involved in various anti-homophobia projects. Kop Outs released a statement via social media on Thursday in response to transfer speculation, saying that they hoped that Henderson would "prove to be a man of his word" and reject the move. "Kop Outs have valued the allyship shown by Jordan Henderson," the group of LGBT+ Liverpool supporters began. "We are appalled and concerned that anyone might consider working for a sportswashing operation for a regime where women & LGBT+ people are oppressed and that regularly tops the world death sentence table. (Steven) Gerrard's participation in this sportswashing is particularly galling given his previous support for LA Galaxy team-mate Robbie Rogers (who came out as gay in 2013). "When someone's made a fortune, shoul){kind=link}
Jordan Henderson is reportedly leaning towards a transfer move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq, leaving a Liverpool LGBT+ fan group stunned after viewing the Reds captain as an allay
A Liverpool LGBT+ fan group has been left “appalled and concerned” amid claims that captain Jordan Henderson is considering a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia.
Henderson, 33, is reported to have been offered a bumper contract offer from Al-Ettifaq – the team who Liverpool legend and ex-team-mate Steven Gerrard recently became manager of – and will more than quadruple his wage, earning a huge £700,000 per week. The two clubs are now set to hold talks over a fee, with Henderson valued at £10million, garnering criticism from LGBT+ groups.
Being homosexual or transgender in Saudi Arabia remains illegal, and anyone who identifies as LGBT+ can be subjected to severe penalties. The Saudi Pro League have brought in a host of big-name players in 2023, such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, a strategy which critics say has continued the state’s sportwashing efforts.
Henderson is one of the most high-profile Premier League players to stand with LGBT+ people, proudly donning the rainbow captain’s armband on numerous occasions and getting involved in various anti-homophobia projects.