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By Sean Walsh Jordan Henderson is closing in on a return to European football with Ajax after reaching an agreement to leave Al Ettifaq, according to a report. The midfielder controversially signed for the Saudi Pro League side in the summer of 2023, leaving Liverpool after a hugely successful 12-year spell. Henderson was previously seen as a major ally for the LGBTQ+ community, but his move to Saudi Arabia – where homosexuality is outlawed and punishable by death – broke those ties. He insisted the transfer was to help raise the profile of a growing league. However, reports emerged early in J…

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