Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim tried to talk his captain out of the move.

Henderson, a high-profile supporter of LGBTQ+ rights in his time at Liverpool, was booed off the pitch at Wembley during a friendly in October.

Gerrard one of the main reasons I came to Saudi, says Henderson

Top-flight Saudi Arabian clubs spent £701million to bring in talent from overseas in the summer according to FIFA.