Henderson, who made the move to Merseyside in 2011 from Sunderland, left Liverpool's training base in Germany last week after Liverpool and Al-Ettifaq agreed on an initial £12m deal. We will miss him, without a shadow of a doubt, that's clear - as a man and as a player. "It's sad, absolutely strange, because he is the only captain I had here at Liverpool, but I think it is exciting for him as well. I know it was a really, really tough decision for Hendo and I was around or with him all the way. "On Monday when we arrived back in Liverpool, Hendo was waiting for us to say goodbye properly to the team and to the coaching staff as well, so that was a really nice gesture - a really nice thing to do. "It is football, it is life, it is normal, these kind of things happen. "In the moment, it is absolutely fine but it was already ongoing for a while now, so we had time to adapt to it and get used to it," said the Liverpool boss. READ MORE: Romeo Lavia transfer latest as Liverpool set to reward defender with three-year deal READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp forced to wait but three transfers are about to change everything Speaking to, Klopp described Henderson's departure as "sad" and "absolutely strange" but thanked his former captain for his role in returning trophies to Anfield. He leaves having played a key role in Liverpool's trophy-sweeping success between 20 and lifted every major honour available with the club. The 33-year-old has signed a lucrative three-year contract believed to be worth £350,000 per week. Henderson's switch to the Gulf state sees him reunited with former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, who was appointed as manager of Al-Ettifaq earlier this month. Jurgen Klopp has hailed Jordan Henderson's Liverpool career as "special" and believes the midfielder should be excited by his move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq.
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