Man City made more cash from pre-season tour than Liverpool did for Jordan Henderson sale
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The reigning Premier League champions traveled to Asia on a pre-season tour as they traveled to South Korea and Japan, which have generated huge amounts of money. earned £16 million for the football club.
The defending Premier League champions played two games in Tokyo, beating both Yokohama F. Marinos and Bayern Munich, before heading to Mapo, South Korea, where they lost 2-1 to Atletico Madrid.
According to the Daily Mail, the pre-season tour has brought a huge fee for the club. It is also reported thatmorethan six million people havesignedupfor Coupang Play, whichshowsCity training and Atletico’s match.
While thisis certainly a great business move for the treble winners, some fans arestillfrustratedwith the club’s transfer operations,dueto the departures of players. key players such as Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez.
One fan on Twitter, who recently changedhisnameto X, seemedunimpressedby City’s £16m,writing: “And? Howdoesthishelpus in the window?We’re stuck with playerswhoaren’ttoo good and don’thavea worthy replacement, + can’t get a deal inthenext 2 months?”winning but not spending, convinced Txiki [Begiristain] keepthat transfer budget toyourself.”
The £16m figure is certainly impressive, considering it’s more than what Liverpool received in the sale of their former captain, Jordan Henderson, who moved to Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia.
The six-time European champions received a £12m fee plus add-ons in exchange for the 33-year-old who called time on his 12-year association with the club last week.
His departure came as a surprise to fans across English football and following the announcement of his move, Henderson posted a moving message to Liverpool fans where he paid tribute to the club and its supporters.
“It’s hard to put these last 12 years into words and it’s even harder to say goodbye,” he said in a video.
“I will always be a Red. Until the day I die. Thank you for everything. You’ll never walk alone.”
Henderson, who lifted the Premier League and Champions League trophy as captain among other titles said he’ll always remember “the good times” he had at the club.
“I need to somehow explain what these last 12 years have felt for me and my family. I can still remember that night in June 2011 clearly. I was excited and then nervous as the move from Sunderland became reality.
“Looking back at that footage, I am just a kid. Who would imagined looking back at that night how the next 12 years would go. I can’t lie. There have been really hard times but when I look back at my career at Liverpool, it will always be the good times that I remember.”
