Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris provides Jordan Henderson transfer update 13 years after £20m departure to Liverpool

REGIS LE BRIS refused to regularisation retired Jordan Henderson making a romanticist instrumentality to Sunderland successful January - but says nary transportation talks are underway.

The Wearsider, 34, came done the ranks astatine his boyhood nine earlier signing for Liverpool successful a £20m woody successful 2011.

He went connected to bask large occurrence astatine Anfield, captaining them to the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

The England midfielder’s 12-year enactment with the Reds came to a arguable extremity successful the summertime of 2023 arsenic helium headed to Saudi Arabia broadside Al Ettifaq for mega wages.

The determination turned into a catastrophe arsenic helium played conscionable 19 games for the squad managed by Steven Gerrard owed to his household being incapable to settee successful the Middle East.

Henderson headed backmost to Europe successful January with Ajax but helium has started conscionable doubly successful the Dutch top-flight this term.

That has led to his representatives allegedly trying to technologist a determination backmost to the Stadium of Light to assistance Le Bris’ young squad successful their promotion charge.

Ahead of Sunday’s travel to Hull City, the Black Cats brag bluntly replied “no” erstwhile asked straight whether Henderson’s sanction had been discussed arsenic a imaginable target.

However, erstwhile asked if helium was the benignant of subordinate that helium would similar to bring in, helium did not regularisation retired a imaginable swoop.

The Frenchman said: “He’s evidently a beardown and celebrated player.

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“At the infinitesimal the transportation model is not open, truthful we tin talk astir galore players but we don’t person the prime astatine the moment.”

Sunderland fable Julio Arca surely believes that it would beryllium a no-brainer to drawback him up if the accidental arises.

The 43-year-old Argentinean, who spent six years astatine Sunderland and helped them to the 2005 Championship title, told SunSport: “I haven’t seen Jordan play a batch precocious oregon what modular helium is astatine but helium is idiosyncratic section that has gone connected to bash truly well.

“He did large for the nine portion helium was present and helium tin bring a batch of acquisition to Sunderland’s young players.

“It’s bully to person experienced players similar that as, adjacent if they don’t play each the time, they tin assistance successful the changing-room and successful definite games. 

“Some radical volition deliberation that Jordan cannot play successful each game, but helium tin bring a batch much than conscionable the shot playing side.”

Sunderland person past erstwhile it comes to reunions with ex-stars and they person produced mixed results.

Strikers Jermain Defoe and Danny Graham some endured miserable 2nd stints with the Black Cats portion the likes of Grant Leadbitter and Paul Bracewell some enjoyed further success.

And different ex-Sunderland instrumentality favourite Martin Gray, who came done the ranks astatine Roker Park to assistance the nine triumph promotion successful the 1990s, issued a informing to Henderson.

The 53-year-old said: “You look astatine his achievements since leaving Sunderland and you conscionable think, ‘Wow, wherever has that travel from?’

“Not galore thought that helium would spell connected to go the idiosyncratic helium has and execute the occurrence helium has with Liverpool and England.

“You request acquisition but you request vigor arsenic well. 

“He could travel and instrumentality immoderate of the unit disconnected of the younger lads but if it doesn’t spell good for you past it tin permission a spot of a sour sensation owed to what you person achieved since you left.

“I deliberation it’s a large determination to marque and if your legs are starting to spell oregon you commencement picking up small niggles past the punters tin crook connected you precise quickly.”

Meanwhile, Ajax manager Francesco Farioli, who took implicit successful the summer, sung the praises of Henderson erstwhile asked astir the Sunderland links but refused to corroborate the seasoned was staying successful Amsterdam.

He said: “He is an exceptional subordinate who possesses large prime and leadership.

“Having captained his squad to a Champions League victory, I judge helium tin efficaciously pass the essence of a winning mentality and a beardown enactment ethic.

“There are galore invaluable ways successful which helium tin marque a important publication to a young squad similar ours.”