Liverpool legend Jordan Henderson is set to make a sensational return to English football with his former club.

Completing a shock return to Sunderland would “make sense” for Jordan Henderson.

That's the view of talkSPORT's Darren Bent, who believes it would be like a homecoming for fans at the Stadium of Light.

henderson career started in SunderlandEdit academy before bursting into the first team picture in 2008, leaving three years later to Liverpool.

It's a move that was a huge success for the midfielder as, during a 12-year career at Anfield, he won a whole host of major trophies – winning the Premier League, the Champions League, the FA Cup, two FA Cups, League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Henderson completed a controversial move to Saudi Arabian side Al Ettifaq in 2023 but spent just six months in the Middle East before moving to Ajax.

While the 34-year-old was seen as a key signing in his first season in Amsterdam, as a leader and central figure in a young team, he has struggled in his second campaign, having started just two league games.

he has been linked with a possible return to the Premier League – The former captain was even photographed in Liverpool on a recent visit to his former teammates.

But Bent He is looking forward to rejoining his boyhood club, Sunderland, who are currently at the top of the Championship.

When asked talkSPORT Drive If Henderson still has something to offer a Premier League team, or could return to the Stadium of Light, his former Black Cats teammate Bent will fully support him.

“I mean, he's 34, but I still think he could definitely do a job in the Premier League, 100 per cent – ​​he looks after himself,” Bent said.

“I feel like coming back to Sunderland makes sense, you know what I mean?

“That's his club, that's where he started, I played with him there and I'm sure the fans would love him too.

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“He's had an incredible career when you look back and look at what he won, what he did, he competed for England, he had an incredible career.

“So I think for Sunderland fans it's almost like a homecoming, and I think it would be very good for him to go there.”

Bent was then asked whether or not Henderson would regret leaving Liverpool, and replied: “I think you will always regret leaving a club like that.

“Liverpool, one of the biggest clubs in the world. I think you'll always think, 'Do I really want to do it?' But was it (Jurgen) Klopp who said he wasn't going to get as many minutes as he would like?

“I think with what he's achieved and what he wanted to achieve in his career, returning to Sunderland would be a very, very good way to… not so much end it, because I still think he's got a good three or four.” years left.

“He takes care of himself, so he could still play when he's 37.”

Henderson has made 12 appearances in all competitions for Ajax so far this season, but six of them were in the Europa League qualifying stages, and he has only started three games since they booked their place in the competition. .

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Although his contract lasts until the summer of 2026, the clubs are supposedly on alert in the midst of his desire to leave.

If he completed a mid-season homecoming at Sunderland, for whom he previously played 79 times, they would be relegated to the Championship.

However, the Black Cats sit top of the table and have hopes of promotion to the Premier League for the first time since 2017.

While such a move could answer questions about his club career, it remains to be seen whether he will return to international football with England.

Henderson has earned 81 caps for the Three Lions but has not played since November 2023 and was absent from their Euro 2024 squad.