BREAKING: Fabinho left out of Liverpool’s 32-man squad for pre-season training camp in Germany amid Saudi interest… but Jordan Henderson TRAVELS as he mulls £700,000-a-week offer
Fabinho has been left out of Liverpool’s squad for their pre-season training camp in Germany and is set to end his five-year stay at the club.
Al Hilal, the Saudi side managed by Nuno Espírito Santo, have made a major bid for the Brazil international midfielder and Liverpool thought it prudent to keep Fabinho on Merseyside while discussions over his potential sale continue.
It’s a significant moment for Liverpool as Fabinho, often dubbed ‘The Hoover’ by Jurgen Klopp, has been an integral part of their team since arriving from Monaco in 2018 and establishing himself as one of the best midfielders in the business. .
If, as seems likely, Fabinho leaves, Liverpool will have to replace him and a number of options are being considered including Southampton’s Romeo Lavia, Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch and Fiorentina’s Moroccan powerhouse Sofyan Amrabat who also has been linked to Manchester United.
Interest from Saudi Arabia has seen Fabinho left out of Liverpool’s pre-season camp squad
Jordan Henderson’s £700,000-a-week offer from Saudi Arabia hasn’t stopped him traveling
Another surprising candidate on Liverpool’s list is Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips. However, it remains to be seen how likely the clubs would be to do business – there has been no transfer between them since Raheem Sterling moved to The Etihad from Anfield in July 2015.
Moses Caicedo has been persistently linked with Liverpool but a move to Chelsea is likely, while Aurelian Tchouameni, who Liverpool chased 12 months ago, is believed to be out of reach for Real Madrid this summer.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has traveled to Germany regardless of speculation over his own future.
Klopp’s side play their first pre-season friendly against Karlsruhe on Wednesday, a game which could see new signings Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai make their first appearances for the club.
Walking party: Alisson, Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Thiago, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Mac Allister, Salah, Adrian, Henderson, Gakpo, Jota, Tsimikas, Robertson, Matip, Bajcetic, Phillips, Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Pitaluga, Bradley , Clark, Doak, Frauendorf, Jaros, Koumas, McConnell, Mrozek, Quansah, Scanlon.
Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips (left) is a candidate to replace Fabinho at Anfield
