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Would you sell Henderson?

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It's a poser alright.
On one hand, he's our skipper and has played well in patches, albeit mostly some time ago now.
On the other hand, it's 25M pounds sterling. For Jordan Henderson.
Tricky.
 
Obviously Lucas, but despite the hate towards him, he's arguably played his role better than Henderson has.
I don't expect goals or assists from Lucas, but I do expect that from Henderson considering that he plays in an advanced role.

What do you expect from Lucas?
 
Selling hendo because he has been average this season is silly IMO. He's been one of our standout performers but has been in poor form since his injury. Chances are its because he's playing through the pain barrier and will be back to his normal self next season. I'm not saying he should play every week but he would be a good squad player. There are quite a few players we should get rid of before we even think about hendo. Plus it should be at least £30m otherwise we are selling him on the cheap. I'd look at getting rid of milner before thinking about hendo.
 
Well in the past we've sold nearly every player that's ever played for us. So in five years when he's lifted the title as captain and a few other trophies Spurs are welcome to him. Hopefully they won't have dropped into the championship for his sake by then.
 
Well in the past we've sold nearly every player that's ever played for us. So in five years when he's lifted the title as captain and a few other trophies Spurs are welcome to him. Hopefully they won't have dropped into the championship for his sake by then.

What?
 
I've wanted us to sell him for ages, and I think there's a fair chance of it now as well.

£25m would be a good price for him IMO.
I'd say that he's a top 4 team squad member but not a starter.

£25m is the best he will ever go for.

But if we sell and replace with similar quality then what's the point. For that money I'd sell, but if the price isn't right and he wants to stay and be part of a better squad then I'd keep him.
 
Jonathan Northcroft in the Sunday Times:


JURGEN KLOPP will consider jettisoning his captain, Jordan Henderson, in the summer rebuild he plans for Liverpool.

Klopp’s surprise position comes amid reported interest from Tottenham in his midfielder. It is thought Klopp, with ambitions of recruiting a top controlling player to partner Emre Can in Liverpool’s central midfield, would release Henderson if the deal was right and it helped raise funds for transfers.

Klopp is interested in Ilkay Gundogan, his former star at Borussia Dortmund, but is well aware that Manchester City and their incoming manager, Pep Guardiola, are also keen on the player and it would be impossible to compete with the kind of financial package City could offer. If not Gundogan, Klopp would like a player of similar class. Henderson — Liverpool’s skipper since Steven Gerrard’s departure — could be an unexpected casualty.

Asked directly about stories that Spurs were preparing a £25m bid for Henderson, Klopp declined to bat them away. “Everything is OK in this moment but nobody in the world, maybe only Messi, is unsellable,” he said. “There is always a situation. I come from a club where always the best players are picked by other teams and at the end you have to accept a few things and always need to have a Plan B, Plan C.

“I am pretty sure it is only a rumour but if not and if a player, and let’s not say it’s Hendo but any player, comes to me and says I don’t feel comfortable and things like this, and I want to leave, our style of play, blah blah, then you always have to start thinking. That’s all I can say on this.”

Klopp has also given Roy Hodgson the green light to use Daniel Sturridge as he sees fit in England’s upcoming friendlies. Brendan Rodgers, Klopp’s predecessor, often asked Hodgson to treat Sturridge as a special case with regard to playing and recovery, but Klopp has no concerns.

“We are always in touch with all the staff around the national teams, not only England,” said Klopp. “But to be honest at this moment there is absolutely no issue with Daniel. He trains for three, four, five weeks now, completely normal programme, no rest in a special situation.

“Everything is really OK, absolutely the best moment since I have been here with Daniel, so we don’t have to tell them [England] please have an eye on him. Daniel is in really good shape.”
 
Is any player ever really an injury riddled / poor form season away from being sold or having these stories written about them?

Klopp hasn't seen his best, I'd understand if he wanted to sell but it's a bit premature.
 
I don't see how that's klopp saying he wants to sell hendo. He's saying if any player says he's unhappy and wants to go then they can go. Not that he wants to sell him but that it's pointless keeping an unhappy player.
 
I read those too and it was in the context of having player poached from us rather than selling players that might not fully fit the future plans.
Yep. It was Coutinho and Friminiho he named as being special though. I've put the link up now.
 
Klopp is being refreshingly honest. Managers say "Player X is not for sale." But the fact is that every player is for sale. At the right price.
 
I like Henderson but wouldnt be at all surprised if he does move on. At his best hes a solid 7 out of 10 player, but since the injury I dont think hes put in a single performance better than 5 out of 10, and thats the problem. His best asset was his consistency, he doesnt have that anymore. Hes got a long term injury which he will need to manage for the rest of his career so the likelihood is that we are facing a law of diminishing returns here. Im happy for him to stay but if hes not able to recapture his old form hes a squad player, and if somebody offers 25 mil for a squad player you take it. We would be fools not to take an offer closer to 30 million.
 
It's a really tricky question as it's hugely dependent on his long term fitness. Klopp and the club are party to info on that score that we can only guess at.

If Hendo was to go I'd imagine it's as much about his ability to be relied on week in week out.
 
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