Jurgen Klopp may follow Sir Alex Ferguson 'advice' and be ruthless with Jordan Henderson and Fabinho

Jurgen Klopp could emulate Sir Alex Ferguson and allow Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to leave Liverpool.

It first emerged on Wednesday, via the Athletic, that Reds captain Henderson is leaning towards accepting an offer from Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq, having been presented with a “life-changing” wage which would quadruple his Liverpool salary.

Then, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano claimed a day later Henderson had accepted the proposal, and Liverpool and Al Ettifaq were discussing a fee for the England international.

Furthermore, the Athletic have also claimed another Saudi Pro League side, Al-Ittihad, are set to make a concrete offer worth £40million for Fabinho.

Though the bid is yet to be officially submitted it is expected to arrive soon, with a decision from the club and player to be reached “quickly” thereafter.

While Liverpool will not want to see two more loyal servants depart this window, Klopp could heed Ferguson’s advice by sanctioning the departures.

Klopp could follow Sir Alex Ferguson’s advice

Speaking in 2021 Ferguson stressed that it was important to be ruthless and sell players once their performances had dipped, irrespective of their years of service.

On moving players on, Ferguson said via the Manchester Evening News: “There are always going to be regrets, but the thing is always to look forward. Tomorrow’s another day. I always did when we lost a game. The next day was better, without question.

"But in terms of the regrets… the 1994 team I had, the back four all seemed to grow old together, and that’s a terrible thing to happen to the manager because these guys were fantastic for me. [Paul] Parker, [Steve] Bruce, [Gary] Pallister, [Dennis] Irwin: Fantastic players.

"They gave me nine or 10 years and the evidence is always on the football field. They don’t see it. I see it. The problem for me is ‘What do I do about it?’

"I managed to organise a move for them, and they did well out of it, but telling them is very, very difficult."

Topics: Manchester United, Liverpool, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Sir Alex Ferguson

Chris Byfield

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