Left in the departures lounge dabbing his eyes with a hanky as the rest of Liverpool’s squad flew off to their pre-season boot camp in Germany, Fabinho looks to be on his way to Saudi Arabia. The 29-year-old Brazil midfielder is the subject of a £40m bid from Al-Ittihad, where he will line up alongside Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and Jota, among others.
In need of a replacement, Liverpool are believed to be sniffing around Manchester City fringe player Kalvin Phillips, who is also attracting “come hither” looks from West Ham and Newcastle. Should he fail to land the England international, Jürgen Klopp could focus his attention on Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch or Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat instead.
