Jordan Henderson fumes 'I know the truth' in angry exchange over Ajax transfer

Jordan Henderson had attempted to unit done a escaped transportation from Ajax to Monaco past week, but was denied by the Dutch giants, with the erstwhile England prima present being questioned connected his actions

A spiky Jordan Henderson became embroiled successful an aggravated speech with a writer who questioned him connected his failed determination to Monaco aft Ajax's triumph implicit Feyenoord.

Ajax hosted Feyenoord connected Sunday, with Henderson playing each 90 minutes of the 2-1 win. The midfielder besides wore the captain's armband, having ditched it for Thursday's Europa League implicit Galatasaray arsenic helium attempted to propulsion done a determination to Monaco.

Henderson only arrived astatine Ajax a twelvemonth ago, with his declaration inactive having 18 months to run. But that did not halt him from demanding that Ajax chiefs rip up his woody and let him to determination to Monaco connected a escaped transfer, adjacent threatening to halt playing.

Those bosses steadfastly refused to let that to hap and made it wide to the 34-year-old helium would not beryllium allowed to permission the Johan Cruyff Arena this month. The saga made for an uncomfortable property league for Henderson connected Sunday.

His quality aft the triumph implicit Feyenoord was the archetypal accidental for journalists to question Henderson astir his attempts to permission Ajax. But the Englishman rapidly became spiky arsenic helium was enactment nether pressure.

The Dutch writer began: "Can you accidental wherefore you wanted to marque a transportation to Monaco?" To which Henderson replied: "Based connected what?" A backmost and distant past developed betwixt the duo, which Mirror Football volition present laic retired successful a transcript.

Journalist: "The manager has conscionable told america you wanted to spell to Monaco."

Henderson: "The manager has told you I wanted to spell to Monaco?"

J: "Yes due to the fact that you had a large offer."

H: "Because I had a large offer? That's not true."

J: "That's not true?"

H: "Yeah."

J: "Did Ajax archer you they wanted to merchantability you?"

H: "Did Ajax accidental they wanted to merchantability us? Well they were negotiating truthful I'd ideate they did yeah."

J: They were negotiating with Monaco?

H: "For a interest yeah."

J: Did you privation a escaped transfer?

H: "No, no, they were negotiating a fee. But again, it's not astir the details, I'm not giving you details. I cognize the truth, I cognize what happened, I'm not present to springiness you details. I'm conscionable present to archer you from my side."

J: "You're saying it's not true, tin you springiness details connected your dialog with Ajax?"

H: "No. I don't request to. You tin though, it sounds similar you tin anyway. It was untrue."

J: "What was untrue?"

H: "Ninety-nine percent of it."

J: "Yeah but what, springiness an example?"

H: "What part, the spot earlier the crippled oregon the spot after?"

J: How did helium [Ajax brag Francesco Farioli] person you to stay?"

H: "It wasn't him. And helium didn't request to person us."

J: "Who convinced you to stay?"

H: "Nobody convinced us. Again you're going into detail, it's not astir the detail."

J: "You cognize the details, springiness america the details, if you archer america it's not true."

H: "No, no, no. I don't request to. I don't request to beryllium present and defend. Because of my behaviour, successful what way?"

J: "Because of you not being a skipper connected Thursday. Not celebrating the 2nd goal."

H: "But you don't cognize the information. I've conscionable explained this."

J: "Not thanking the crowd?"

H: "I clapped the crowd. I clapped the assemblage erstwhile I went off."

An Ajax property serviceman past ended the exchange, and called for questions connected the Feyenoord crippled oregon his side's aboriginal matches.

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