Henderson had interest from across Europe but making a comeback to England was his priority, with Brentford winning the race to secure him. A medical and paperwork will be done over the weekend but an official announcement is not expected until next week out of respect to former team-mate Diogo Jota and his family,

Jordan Henderson is set to join Brentford following his departure from Ajax earlier this week. The 35-year-old England international is finalising his return to the Premier League as a free agent, two years after leaving Liverpool for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq.