JORDAN HENDERSON has claimed Brentford’s ‘rapid rate of progress’ in the last few years was one of the key reasons why he decided to sign a two-year contract with the club. Henderson was heavily linked with a possible return to his hometown club, Sunderland, when his departure from Ajax as a free agent was confirmed earlier this summer.

The England international was identified as a top target for Brentford following the exit of captain Christian Norgaard to Arsenal.