And whilst Sunderland fans in the short-term are wanting Amad Diallo to return on loan from Man United, they would also happily welcome back a face who hasn’t been seen at the Stadium of Light in home colours since 2011 in the form of Jordan Henderson.
The hometown lad, who joined the Black Cats at the age of eight, played just 79 times for the club before his move to Liverpool in the summer of 2011, but since then he has gone on to win everything there is to win in club football in England and Europe.
Henderson will return to play for Sunderland, says Bent
The question on all Sunderland fans’ lips though is whether or not Henderson will return to his roots in the twilight of his career, and even though he’s now 33 years of age, there may be a few years left at a very competitive level in the legs of the England international.
And the midfielder’s former Black Cats team-mate Darren Bent is of the belief that at some point, Henderson will pull on the black and red stripes of Sunderland once more – especially as he and his family found it hard to settle in Saudi Arabia and at some point would surely love to move back home after being in the Netherlands.
“I know Jordan personally and it was really hard for his family to settle,” Bent said.
“The Euros may have played a slight role in him leaving Saudi but it was more his family.
“The fact that he’s come back and gone to Ajax, playing in a technical league, is a fantastic move for him and he’s come back to a top club.
“Henderson will have had a conversation with Gareth Southgate and Gareth will really like his move to Ajax. Him playing in the Dutch league will only help England.
“Jordan is strong-minded and he wouldn’t have let the booing at Wembley affect him, though it may have hurt him. We all want England to do well so we need to get behind them and booing him at times doesn’t help the situation.
