After Saturday’s Champions League final disappointment, Liverpool Football Club decided to boost the morale of their fans by announcing the signing of AS Monaco midfielder Fabinho. The Brazilian player is said to have cost the Merseysiders around £39 million plus add-ons.
With Emre Can expected to leave the Champions League runners-up on a free transfer this summer, Fabinho is a welcome signing as the former Rio Ave player will really bolster Jurgen Klopp’s side. Another great advantage with this signing is that the German manager will be able to work with his latest player throughout the pre-season as Fabinho did not make Tite’s Brazilian squad that will travel to Russia for the World Cup.
The 24-year-old had been heavily linked with Liverpool’s Premier League rivals Manchester United since last season. When his Monaco teammates Bernardo Silva and Tiemoue Bakayoko made their moves to England, Fabinho was expected to join the Red Devils.
Since the start of the summer transfer window, there had also been reports that strongly linked the now Liverpool player to La Liga’s side Atletico Madrid. A £30 million bid was even said to be placed by Los Rojiblancos.