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Chelsea want Jordan Henderson. What is the enduring appeal of the ex-Liverpool captain?
There are special ingredients that coaches tend to identify in Jordan Henderson, who has nearly always backed himself while performing with a sense that he has everything to prove.
The trait runs all the way back to his earliest days as a footballer, perhaps best illustrated by a story that led to a first-team opportunity at Sunderland.
It is almost 18 years to the day since Henderson and the rest of the club’s under-21 players were hauled back to the training ground by the first team manager, Roy Keane, after losing a pre-season game at non-League Gateshead.
Keane had not attended the match, but he was furious with the result. Neil Bailey, Keane’s appointment as a youth coach, remembers Keane locking the dressing room door and asking each one of the players whether they thought they were good enough to have a career in the game.“A lot of them shied away from the confrontation,” Bailey told The Athletic in 2020. “But Jordan went: ‘Yeah, I do…,’ which impressed Roy.”
Chelsea transfer news: Danny Welbeck given permission to undergo medical ahead of surprise move to Stamford Bridge
Danny Welbeck, 35, posted his best Premier League return last season, scoring 13 goals; Welbeck has just one year remaining on his contract at the Amex Stadium
Danny Welbeck has been given permission to undergo a medical in the next 24 hours ahead of his imminent move to Chelsea.
The Brighton striker is on the verge of sealing a switch to Stamford Bridge with a deal close to being finalised.
Chelsea have turned to Welbeck, 35, as they look to add experience to manager Xabi Alonso's squad.
The last time the west London club paid a transfer fee for a player over the age of 26 was four years ago, when they signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona.
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Chelsea transfer news: Henderson, Welbeck, Lacroix – why do Blues want older players now?
Chelsea look set to complete a free transfer for Brentford midfielder Jordan Henderson (left), with Brighton's Danny Welbeck also emerging as a transfer target
Chelsea are targeting deals for Maxence Lacroix, Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson – and the ages of the experienced trio seem to signal a major change in transfer tactics from the Blues.
At 26, it could be said that Crystal Palace and France defender Lacroix is in his prime, but the £52m target is still notably older than other recent Blues signings.
It has been two years since Chelsea signed a player older than Lacroix, and Tosin Adarabioyo was only marginally older when he arrived three months before turning 27.
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