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may insist his move to Saudi Arabia was not money motivated, but he is now playing to crowds below 1,000 with Al-Ettifaq. His recent interview with in which he attempted to explain his decision to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq and insisted it wasn’t for the money, was universally criticised. “I wanted something that would excite me,” was his reason for joining Steven Gerrard’s new club in the Middle East. But despite the revamp of the Saudi top flight, including major investment from the royal family’s Public Investment Fund, the interest is seemingly not there yet. In fact, Henderson’s most recent game for Al-Ettifaq – a 3-1 win away to Abha – saw an official attendance of just 976 spectators, according to .

In any his five games for Al-Ettifaq so far, Henderson is yet to play in front of more than 14,000 supporters.



Al-Ettifaq are reported to have the seventh-highest average attendance in the Saudi Pro League this season, with Al Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr unsurprisingly the most visited.