Jordan Henderson has taken part in his first training session at Ajax following his move from Al-Ettifaq.
The 33-year-old made a hasty exit from the Saudi Pro League side after failing to settle in the country since leaving Liverpool last summer, putting pen to paper on a two-and-a-half year deal in Amsterdam.
Despite much fanfare in the Dutch capital surrounding Henderson’s arrival, Brexit meant John van’t Schip’s side had to apply for, and be granted, a work permit before Henderson could feature for his new club.
The former Liverpool captain watched on as his new team beat RKC Waalwijk 4-1 in the Eredivisie on Sunday, with Brian Brobbey scoring twice in the first-half for the Dutch strugglers.
Now, Henderson is able to train with his side and could be set to make his debut when Ajax take on Heracles in league action on Saturday.
Jordan Henderson has taken part in his first training session as an Ajax player since joining the club from Al-Ettifaq. Credit: AFC Ajax
He appeared to cut a lonely figure as he made his way out to training, before doing some individual ball work
The midfielder received a series of what appeared to be initiation bumps from his team-mates as he made his way through a guard
Ajax shared an image of Henderson running on social media in his first session, with another post featuring the midfielder walking out to training with his team-mates and greeting the person filming.
He was following right-back Devyne Rensch and midfielder Benjamin Tahirovic out onto the training pitch, but cut a lonely figure as he walked behind the pair.
In another post, the England man was seen training alone, performing some stretches and kick ups before running between a guard of his new team-mates to receive what appeared to be initiation bumps.
There were a few minutes of footage shared by Ajax of their new man training, which included simple running drills and later involved some ball work.
More footage showed the midfielder participating in some simple running drills alongside the rest of his team
He will be hoping to make his debut for his new side when they take on Heracles in league action on Saturday
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