Liverpool’s Fabinho is set to move to the Saudi club Al-Ittihad after his club received a £40 million, leaving the midfielder out of the squad for a training camp in Germany.
The English club accepted the accepted Al-Ittihad’s offer for the 29-year-old, said Sky Sports. Fabinho was also granted permission to have a medical and go through with other formalities.
The Brazilian completed his move the Liverpool from Monaco in 2018 for a fee of £43 million. He has appeared in 219 matches for The Reds where he scored 11 goals and gave 10 assists.
In his five-year-long career at the English club, he won seven trophies including a UEFA Champions League (UCL) title, English Premier League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Al-Ittihad have already signed the current Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema on a big-money contract on a three-year deal last month.
“I am excited to experience a new football league in a different country,” Benzema was quoted as saying in the club statement.
“I have been fortunate to achieve amazing things in my career and achieve everything I can in Spain and Europe. It now feels the time is right for a new challenge and project,” the Ballon d’Or holder said.
They also completed the signing of former Chelsea midfielder N’golo Kante on a four-year deal.
Liverpool’s captain Jordan Henderson is still a part of the pre-season tour despite constant interest from Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq.
It must be noted that the Saudia Pro League have taken the football world by storm in the last seven months.
Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo — who joined Al-Nassr in January 2023 — made his move to the Middle East, we have seen names like Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino, N’golo Kante and many others following in the footsteps of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
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