JORDAN HENDERSON has been given a bizarre new shirt number at Al-Ettifaq.
The 33-year-old was officially unveiled as Steven Gerrard’s third signing today.
Jordan Henderson has completed his move to Al-Ettifaq
Henderson will reportedly earn £700,000-a-week
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He has been given the No10 shirt
Henderson posed in his new club’s green kit and he has been given a surprise squad number.
He will wear the No10 shirt in Saudi Arabia.
The former Liverpool captain wore the No14 at Anfield during all 12 years he spent at the club.
He has also worn the No8 regularly for England.
Henderson could not take the No14 as it is already taken by Darko Velkovski and the No8 is worn by Hamed Al-Ghamdi.
However, it is not his first time pulling on a kit with No10 on the back as it was his shirt during his final season at Sunderland before he joined Liverpool.
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Henderson has signed a three-year deal at Al-Ettifaq and is set to earn a whopping £700,000-a-week.
If he stays in Dammam until the end of his contract, he will become the highest-paid English football player in history and receive £36 million.
According to reports, Liverpool made £12 million by offloading their captain.
Al-Ettifaq, who placed seventh in the Pro League standings a year ago, has already signed Moussa Dembele from Lyon and Jack Hendry from Club Brugge this summer.
Roberto Firmino, a teammate of Henderson’s from Liverpool, has joined Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia.
And Fabinho, a midfield partner, is almost certain to join Al-Ittihad.