THE BEGINNING OF THE HEND?
It may not be the most eye-catching headline of the day [Football Daily makes ball shape with hands] but news of Jordan Henderson closing in on a move to Ajax, after apparently ending his contract with Al-Ettifaq, would certainly bewilder any time-travellers bursting through a wormhole from, say, last January. Yet here we are: six months after earning Liverpool a £12m fee, Hendo is heading for another European powerhouse, who would never have feasibly paid £12m for him. In the meantime, he’s played 17 games in Saudi Arabia, racking up no goals, four assists and the fat end of £10m in wages. Jordan, as the kids say, is out here playing 4D chess. Or something like that.
