![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/5-liverpool-stars-who-can-replace-jordan-henderson-as-captain-as-huge-hint-is-dropped/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_xdmv181-0_192.jpg&description=Jordan Henderson is close to completing a move to Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq and the impending transfer will leave Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp needing to appoint a new captain Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson looks set to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq this summer after the Reds agreed a deal worth £12m plus add-ons to sell him. The move will see him reunite with former teammate Steven Gerrard, who is now Al-Ettifaq's manager and could see Henderson earn £700,000-a-week in wages. He will become the highest-profile England player to join a Saudi Pro League side and Henderson has come in for major criticism over his impending move. He was left out of the squad as Liverpool beat Karlsruher 4-2 in a pre-season friendly in Germany on Wednesday and his departure begs the question of who will replace him as captain. Here, Mirror Football takes a look at five options. New signing Dominik Szoboszlai has already hinted that Van Dijk could be Liverpool's new skipper after he captained them in their friendly against Karlsruher. And after the Dutch defender commented on a post made by Szoboszlai, the midfielder replied with an emoji containing the letter C for captain. Van Dijk also captains his national team and is a guaranteed starter when fit, strengthening his case to become Henderson's replacement. Mirror Football is now on Threads! You can follow us here A true Liverpool legend, having become Liverpool's all-time top scorer in the Premier League, Salah would also be a strong candidate to take over the captaincy from Henderson. Salah also captains his national team and he has spoken of his desire to wear the armband for Liverpool before. Back in 2020, he was left "very disappointed" by Jurgen Klopp's decision not to make him captain for a Champions League game against Midtjylland, but could the Egyptian King be given the role next season? When Salah was not made captain for that Champions League match, the armband was instead handed to local lad Alexander-Arnold){kind=link}
Jordan Henderson is close to completing a move to Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq and the impending transfer will leave Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp needing to appoint a new captain
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson looks set to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq this summer after the Reds agreed a deal worth £12m plus add-ons to sell him.
The move will see him reunite with former teammate Steven Gerrard, who is now Al-Ettifaq’s manager and could see Henderson earn £700,000-a-week in wages. He will become the highest-profile England player to join a Saudi Pro League side and Henderson has come in for major criticism over his impending move.
He was left out of the squad as Liverpool beat Karlsruher 4-2 in a pre-season friendly in Germany on Wednesday and his departure begs the question of who will replace him as captain. Here, Mirror Football takes a look at five options.
New signing Dominik Szoboszlai has already hinted that Van Dijk could be Liverpool’s new skipper after he captained them in their friendly against Karlsruher.