Al Ittihad to make £40m bid for Liverpool midfielder Fabinho

Saudi Pro League club Al Ittihad will make a move for Liverpool defensive midfielder Fabinho. According to The Athletic, they will make a £40 million offer.

The reports state that things will move quickly as the 29-year-old will decide his future soon.

Fabinho has three years left on his contract with Liverpool until 2026. He joined the club in 2018 and has been a consistent feature in Jurgen Klopp’s side, making 219 appearances.

The Brazilian international has scored 11 goals and assisted ten since joining from AS Monaco.

The Sao Paulo-born midfielder helped Liverpool win the Premier League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup. Also, he was instrumental as they won the UEFA Champions League, Super Cup, and Club World Cup.

Before joining the Reds, he had helped Monaco clinch the Ligue 1 title in 2017. It was in France that Leonardo Jardim converted him into a defensive midfielder. He had broken through as a rampaging full-back.

Liverpool are already preparing for life without Fabinho. They are looking at defensive midfielders in the transfer market, and one of the prominent names on their list is Southampton’s Romeo Lavia.

They have been eyeing the Belgian midfield destroyer since the Saints suffered relegation, but the South Coast club won’t let him go for cheap.

Liverpool’s midfield rebuild will continue following the addition of Dominick Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister. The pair will help with the revamp, but there are other moving pieces.

James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have left the club following the expiration of their contracts in June. And then Fabio Carvalho joined RB Leipzig on a season-long loan. 

Also, Jordan Henderson is now more open to moving to Saudi Arabia to join Steven Gerrard-led Al Ettifaq. The Merseyside club needs bodies in the centre.

However, it is unclear if Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will sanction the departure of the two midfielders as it will weaken them, especially considering the exit of some experienced figures.