Southgate understands Henderson’s criticism after his transfer

Gareth Southgate shared that he knows why LGBTQ+ has criticized Jordan Henderson after deciding to play in Saudi Arabia.

🤷‍♂️ “What are we saying? Nobody should go to #NUFC? Or nobody should work for a company the Saudis own?”

🏳️‍🌈 “I get the argument, I understand why the LGBTQ+ community have a strong view on it.”

Gareth Southgate insists Henderson is not a hypocrite after moving to Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/jtObkJEdFK

— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) August 4, 2023

Gareth thinks that despite that, the player can still be useful to the community even after joining Al-Ettifaq last month.

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The ex-Liverpool captain inked with the Saudi Arabian side after they paid 17 million dollars + add-ons to the Reds.

“I think that matter is very complicated,” England’s head coach told Talksport.

“I’m not the one to judge any player working in Saudi Arabia or any other industry.

“I don’t think this changes who he is and his beliefs. So nobody should sign with Newcastle in the Premier League if that’s the case?

“Should nobody work for companies the Saudis own in England, or should nobody buy oil from them until they change their views?”

Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in the Arabian country as punishment could result in the death penalty.