JORDAN HENDERSON has announced his departure from Liverpool after 12 years.

The midfielder took to social media to give an emotional goodbye to the club and its supporters.

Jordan Henderson has confirmed his departure from Liverpool

He has already been spotted training with Saudi outfit Al-Ettifaq

Henderson, 33, is expected to become the latest star from Europe to make the move to Saudi Arabia.

He has already been spotted working out with Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq, and a contract of £700k a week is reportedly on the table.

And the departure of the Liverpool captain suggests that the transfer is almost complete.

On an Instagram post, he wrote: “It’s hard to put these last 12 years into words and it’s even harder to say goodbye. I will always be a Red. Until the day I die.

“Thank you for everything. You’ll never walk alone.”

The words were accompanied by a video showing Henderson’s greatest moments at the club including the Premier League and Champions League triumph.

In the video, he said: “I am not sure I have any words to sum up how I am feeling right now.

“I am in the dressing room for the last time and as you can imagine it is very emotional.

“I need to somehow explain what these last 12 years have felt for me and my family. I can still remember that night in June 2011 clearly.

“I was excited and then nervous as the move from Sunderland became reality.

“It was hard leaving there, I have to be honest. My home town, my club, but when Liverpool comes calling you don’t say no.

“Driving through those old Melwood gates, meeting Damien, the spinning feeling in my stomach, meeting Sir Kenny, it feels like yesterday.

Henderson will link up with former team-mate Steven Gerrard

“Looking back at that footage, I am just a kid. Who would imagine looking back at that night how the next 12 years would go.

“I can’t lie. There have been really hard times but when I look back at my career at Liverpool, it will always be the good times that I remember.

“Being the captain has been one of the greatest honours of my life.”

Henderson has met up with his new team-mates at their training camp in Croatia.

Footage from training shows Henderson has already taken part in a session with Al-Ettifaq.

On Thursday, he might make his professional debut against Rabotnicki of North Macedonia in a friendly match.

According to reports, Henderson and the Saudi Pro League team have reached a three-year agreement that will last until the summer of 2026.

According to the contract, he would make four times what he made at Liverpool.

Henderson joined with Liverpool after leaving Sunderland in 2011.

Henderson played 492 times for Liverpool during his stay on Merseyside, during which he collected eight trophies.