Jordan Henderson's exit from Ajax has been confirmed with the England midfielder describing it as an honour "to represent this incredible institution."

England midfielder Jordan Henderson leaves Ajax as the Dutch club agree to terminate his contract a year early.

Jordan Henderson is leaving Ajax and is weighing up his next move before next summer's World Cup.

Tottenham sign Japan teenage defender Toko Koga from Feyenoord.

Football news and analysis from the around the world The Rumour Mill: Garnacho set for Villa? | And email Yara Liverpool’s pursuit of Florian Wirtz has been no secret. The club fought off interest from Manchester City and Bayern Munich with the German only wanting to join Arne Slot’s side. The 22-year-old has spent his entire senior career at Bayer Leverkusen. He was instrumental in breaking the chokehold Munich have on the Bundesliga by helping his side win the league and cup double in 2023-24. Last season, Leverkusen finished runners-up to the German giants. Continue reading...

Today’s rumours are ingratiating mothers It is a wingers special for today’s tittle-tattle. Starting with Liverpool’s willingness to splash £100m on Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola. Arne Slot has already signed Jeremie Frimpong and is set to add creativity in the form of Florian Wirtz. Naturally, there is not a bottomless pit of cash at Anfield, so they would be open to selling Luis Díaz, Diogo Jota and Darwin Núñez to fund the spending. After it was confirmed that Jadon Sancho will not be joining Chelsea permanently, his next move is a hot topic of conversation. Manchester United will be quite eager to earn some cash in exchange for the winger, so the prospect of Aston Villa, Newcastle and Tottenham are considering a potential move for the 25-year-old. Continue reading...

Ajax have hired John Heitinga as their new manager, with the Liverpool assistant replacing Francesco Farioli.

John Heitinga leaves his role as Liverpool's assistant boss to return to Dutch club Ajax as their head coach.

Liverpool have granted assistant coach John Heitinga permission to enter talks with Ajax over becoming their new head coach, a source has told ESPN.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot thanks "the wider football community" for its support as he is named manager of the year and Premier League manager of the year at the LMA awards.

Head coach was due to receive two awards in London ‘A decision I have not taken lightly but is absolutely right’ Arne Slot pulled out of the League Managers Association’s annual awards dinner in London on Tuesday after the appalling incident at the end of Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade. The Liverpool head coach was due to receive the LMA’s and the Premier League’s manager of the year awards at the event for winning the title in his first season in English football. However, in light of the incident in Liverpool city centre on Monday, when 65 people were injured when a car drove into a crowd on Water Street, Slot and a senior delegation of Liverpool officials decided they should not attend. Continue reading...

Two of our 20 predictions were accurate – and we were right about Spurs qualifying for the Champions League What we predicted: Arne Slot admits he had “big shoes to fill” after Jürgen Klopp’s departure. They may be impossible to fill in terms of rapport with supporters, force of personality and authority. But, in the more important fields of winning and developing this Liverpool team, Slot will back himself to make his mark. There is space for improvement. Continue reading...

Former Manchester United manager signs two-year deal Xabi Alonso left role at Leverkusen for Real Madrid job Erik ten Hag, the former Manchester United and Ajax coach, has been announced as Xabi Alonso’s replacement at Bayer Leverkusen. Following Alonso’s departure to Real Madrid, with the Basque set to be unveiled on Monday, Leverkusen, who finished second in the Bundesliga this season, have alighted on the Dutchman sacked by United in October. More details soon Continue reading...

Arne Slot’s first season could not have gone any better while Wolves fans drank to Vítor Pereira’s arrival By winning the league, the Dutchman surprised pretty much everyone. He faced the daunting task of succeeding Jürgen Klopp and inherited the German’s squad, adding only Federico Chiesa, who barely kicked a ball in anger. Not much changed from the previous year, except Ryan Gravenberch became the designated defensive midfielder as Slot’s Liverpool looked to get on the ball as much as possible. Slot was never going to be a personality who generated headlines like Klopp did, keeping his cards close to his chest, but he always comes across as someone who is very personable and has brought the players closer together. Slot made Liverpool an efficient winning machine – rarely thrashing teams, often winning by the odd goal or two – and that allowed them to race to a second Premier League title. No one could compete with the Reds, which was partly down to rivals dropping their standards but most of it can be attributed to the fact Slot made his team superior. Continue reading...