Jordan Henderson is back in the Premier League. While some might have expected a return to Sunderland—where he came through the youth ranks before joining Liverpool—the former England international has instead landed at Brentford after two years away from English football.Jordan Henderson back in the @PremierLeague 🤩 pic.twitter.com/5dwRDVcZhs— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) July 15, 2025 The central midfielder joins the Bees as a free agent following the expiration of his contract with Ajax, where he spent the past 18 months. Prior to that, he played for six months in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ettifaq. With 431 Premier League appearances under his belt and a decorated spell at Liverpool—where he helped conquer both England and Europe—Henderson is expected to bring exactly what Brentford has been lacking since Christian Norgaard’s departure to Arsenal: experience.Now 35, Henderson becomes only the second Brentford player over 30, alongside 32-year-old center-back Ethan Pinnock. The squad has also recently lost goalkeeper Mark Flekken (to Bayer Leverkusen) and defender Ben Mee (currently a free agent at age 35), prompting the club’s leadership to bring in someone familiar with the rigors of English football. Henderson has signed a two-year deal and, notably, is the only new signing this summer for whom Brentford didn’t pay a transfer fee.Liverpool will face the Bees and Hendo will be there again – this time, on the other sideTheir other summer arrivals include Feyenoord attacking midfielder Antoni Milambo, Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, Birmingham right winger Romelle Donovan, and right-back Michael Kayode, purchased from Fiorentina.##NAJAVA_MECA_9020385##
