Jordan Henderson will have to pay £7MILLION in taxes if he returns to the Premier League from Saudi Arabia… with the ex-Liverpool man DESPERATE to return to England after struggling to settle for a stay of £700,000 per week at Al-Ettifaq

Jordan Henderson could face a £7million tax burden if he returns to the Premier League as he plans.

The former Liverpool captain is pleading for a return to England after struggling to establish himself at Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia, Mail Sport reported on Sunday.

Henderson told his teammates that he is considering his options and it is clear that the backlash from the LGBTQ+ community, a different lifestyle and circumstances, and Al-Ettifaq's uninspiring season are factors in his dissatisfaction.

Current UK tax laws require those who go to work abroad to pay a 45 percent share of what they have earned if they return before a year has passed.

Henderson is said to earn £700,000-a-week and would therefore take a massive £7million hit to his finances if he returns to the Premier League in January.

Mail Sport understands the 33-year-old is unsettled at Al-Ettifaq despite earning £700,000 a week

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The tax-free portion of his pay package only applies if he stays in Saudi Arabia for two years and the country has a flat income tax rate of 20 percent.

His spell in Saudi Arabia has not gone entirely to plan so far following a £12million move from Liverpool.

The 33-year-old insisted he did not move to Al-Ettifaq for money, but with Steven Gerrard's side in eighth place, immediate sporting glory seems far-fetched.

Manager Gerrard has come under pressure after an eight-match winless run dating back to December and his assistant, Ian Foster, resigned last week to become Plymouth Argyle manager in another sign of disruption at the club.

Gerrard and Foster, who started his coaching career at the Liverpool Academy and previously worked for the FA, were both instrumental in convincing Henderson to move to Saudi Arabia last summer.

Henderson, who vocally supported LGBTQ+ groups during his time at Anfield, has faced widespread criticism from a community that once viewed him as an ally.

A Liverpool LGBT fan group said they were 'shocked' even as he was considering a move and faced protests from England supporters, who booed against Australia in October.

Henderson said after he moved, “All I can say about that is I'm sorry they feel that way. It was never my intention to hurt anyone.”

Such is his dissatisfaction that he would consider taking a major pay cut and writing off millions in taxes if he receives a tempting offer from the Premier League. significant pay cut.

Among other factors, the midfielder has also had to contend with the backlash he received from the LGBT community

Steven Gerrard and assistant Ian Foster (left) were instrumental in bringing Henderson to Al-Ettifaq, but the latter has left and the former is under increasing pressure

Jurgen Klopp insisted he had 'nothing to say' about Henderson's return to the Premier League

Crystal Palace, Fulham and Newcastle are in the market for central midfielders this month, although with many clubs struggling to meet top-flight spending restrictions, he could have to take a significant pay cut.

Chelsea are also reportedly on 'high alert', as written in Mail Sport's transfer gossip column and originally reported by the sun.

Jurgen Klopp was asked whether the midfielder could return to the club with which he won the Premier League and Champions League.

He said: 'Did Hendo have a press conference and say that? It's just written. To me that means it doesn't exist. He didn't call me. We actually talked, but not about that. There's really nothing to say about that.'