Liverpool’s pre-season was thrown into chaos in the 48 hours before the squad flew to Germany for their pre-season training camp.
Jurgen Klopp, having signed Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai in time for the first days of pre-season, thought his squad was fairly set and ready to be reinvigorated.
The manager oversaw big changes to the planned schedule of pre-season, drastically changing the approach after last summer’s rather shambolic pre-season that ultimately set the wheels in motion for the Reds’ worst season under his management.
But the news of Saudi Arabian clubs looking to acquire both Jordan Henderson and Fabinho was not expected or welcome.
For all Henderson’s critics, Klopp does not want to lose his club captain, especially having already seen vice-captain James Milner depart at the end of his contract - Klopp had wanted to keep the 37-year-old and now how he will wish that had happened even more.
The potential departure of Fabinho to Al-Attihad, plus the potential exit of Henderson to Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq, leaves Klopp with plenty to ponder.
