The latest money-spinning movement of Jordan Henderson's career fell flat after a proposed move to Monaco fell through it.
It is understood that the former captain of Liverpool wanted to have the idea to move to the French Riviera and to push it to the move. But it now seems that he will stay in Amsterdam until at least the end of the season – although Ajax has therefore stripped him from the captain.
A move to Monaco could have had enormous financial implications for Henderson, since the principality does not charge any income tax. The 34-year-old has already enjoyed playing in a tax-free state after his short-lived enchanting in Al-Eittifaq in Saudi Arabia, suggesting that he was enthusiastic about a return to that lifestyle.
However, it is not that easy in the case of Henderson, due to the fact that he spent so little time in the Saudi Pro League. And Spiegel Voetbal analyzes the profit history of the midfielder so far while completing another hectic winter transfer window.
Transfer U-turn
Just as Momentum in favor was that Henderson joins Les Monegasques, the transfer is now supposed to have collapsed. And Ajax responded by removing him from the captain, which suggests that it was indeed Henderson who encouraged a transfer to another club in a tax haven.
After having arrived in the Eredivisie a little more than a year ago, Henderson still has about 18 months on his Ajax contract and could be an uncomfortable enchantment for the nearby future. Nevertheless, Francesco Farioli still decided to start the player in Sunday's heavy test against Feyenoord.
It is said that Monaco Ajax wanted to end Henderson's contract so that they could sign the player with a free transfer. But the collapse of the deal means that he will be forced to settle for only £ 66,000 a week that he currently reaches in the Johan Cruyff Arena.
Massive power
Henderson spent a year and a half in the top flight of England before reuniting with Steven Gerrard in Al-Eittifaq. And the life of a Liverpool captain saw him earn no less than £ 10 million a year (£ 190,000 a week) at the height of his Anfield career.
Salary Sport approached about £ 53 million in the course of his last seven seasons on Merseyside. That is a supplement to the annual salary of £ 3.4 million that he will earn at Ajax, so that his career income is gained far beyond £ 60 million.
And that ignores any notes or sponsorship offers that he has held with brands such as Maxinutrition, Myprotein or Nike over the years. During his career, Henderson will have to pay considerable amounts that pay taxes, but it feels safe to make a conservative estimate that his assets are currently more than £ 35 million.
Saudi income
Despite widespread reports from a Saudi salary of approximately £ 700,000 a week, Henderson himself told the athletics that his wage was not 'the figures that were reported'. Not that it matters, because the nature of his exit made his al-tifaw income effectively zero and invalid.
A clause in his Saudi contract meant that Henderson would only reach a tax exemption for his salary if he would stay in the competition for at least two years, otherwise he would be subject to a fixed income tax rate of 20%. Not only did he not be eligible for the first after he had only left his deal for six months, but he postponed a salary for tax purposes.
Journalist Ben Jacobs reported that Henderson then agreed to refrain from all the wages owed to force the termination of his al-Etifaq contract. It is therefore possible that, after all the reports suggest that the International of England could hit the jackpot in Saudi Arabia, perhaps the least lucrative stop of his entire career falls.
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