The Brazil international, a pivotal figure in Jurgen Klopp’s starting lineup during their memorable Champions League and Premier League triumphs, has now joined Nuno Espirito Santo’s squad. Al Ittihad has been bolstering its ranks this summer, also securing the signings of Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, and Jota.

Initially, there were concerns that the transfer might encounter issues related to the proposed payment arrangement. However, the deadlock was swiftly resolved, and Fabinho underwent a medical examination.

اهلاً فابينهو في معقل النمور 🐅 #صيفية_العميد pic.twitter.com/YazXO62Gxq

— نادي الاتحاد السعودي (@ittihad) July 31, 2023

A statement from Liverpool expressed gratitude to Fabinho for his significant contributions to the club’s successes over the past five years.

Reads: “Everyone at Liverpool FC would like to thank Fabinho for all of his contributions to the club’s successes during the last five years.”

Fabinho is now the second midfielder from Liverpool to make a move to the Saudi Pro League, following in the footsteps of former club captain Jordan Henderson, who joined Al Ettifaq to reunite with his former teammate Steven Gerrard.

Since his arrival at Anfield in 2018, the former Monaco star has amassed 219 appearances for Liverpool and scored 11 goals. In the 2021/22 season, Fabinho achieved a remarkable feat, winning not only the Champions League and Premier League but also the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup.

As Liverpool faced challenges in their quest for Champions League qualification in the 2022–2023 season, Fabinho came under scrutiny and criticism.

Consequently, the Reds took steps to strengthen their central areas early in the summer transfer window, acquiring Alex Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai from Brighton and RB Leipzig, respectively. Additionally, several long-time squad members, including James Milner, Naby Keita, Roberto Firmino, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, have left the club.

.@_fabinhotavares has today completed a permanent transfer to Al-Ittihad after five years with the Reds.

We would like to thank Fabinho for all of his contributions to the club’s successes during the last five years 👏

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 31, 2023

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Liverpool have been dealt a big setback after finding that Virgil van Dijk’s hamstring injury is worse than first thought.

The centre-back was substituted at halftime of Monday’s 3-1 loss at Brentford after experiencing calf pain, and Jurgen Klopp said after the game that he did not believe the issue was too significant.

“Hopefully not [an injury]. Virgil felt his muscle a little and that is fine, he’s a good judge of these kinds of things. But I didn’t want to take any risk,” he said.

“The physios looked quite happy when I said we don’t take risks. I think it’s not an injury, it’s just he felt the intensity.”

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However, The Athletic report Van Dijk will now see a specialist as the injury is more significant that initially thought.

A timeframe has not been set on the Dutchman’s recovery of yet, but this will become clearer following consultation.

Liverpool currently has four senior centre-back options. Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip completed the encounter against Brentford on Monday, and Joe Gomez and Nat Phillips are also available. Jordan Henderson and Fabinho both played defence for the Reds during their injury-plagued 2020/21 season.

This weekend, Klopp’s men face Wolves in the FA Cup before returning to Premier League play against Brighton and then Chelsea.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has backed Fabinho to overcome his recent struggles and re-establish himself as a key player in the Reds‘ midfield.

Due to his inconsistent performance thus far this season, the Brazilian hasn’t been included in the starting lineup for important matches like those against Manchester United and Arsenal. He did, however, play in Tuesday’s Champions League victory over Napoli, which Klopp described as a “complete joy” to analyze from a footballing standpoint.

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Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s weekend trip to Tottenham, Klopp told reporters: “The [Napoli] game was a clear sign of Fabinho how we know him. It was a good game, we defended in all positions on a different level to the week before, and so that was good. It felt good, very important for him to realise that that’s possible as well, and [it was] a good step in the right direction.”

Klopp returned to a 4-3-3 system against Napoli, having recently experimented with both a 4-4-2 and a midfield diamond. He is likely to retain 4-3-3 at Tottenham, with captain Jordan Henderson set to return to the team after missing midweek with a minor issue.

After consecutive losses to struggling teams Nottingham Forest and Leeds, the Reds go to Tottenham on Sunday in an effort to regain their league form.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp issued an apology to Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City manager complained that he had coins thrown at him by Liverpool supporters at Anfield.

Liverpool is looking into the incident and has promised to impose a lifelong ban on any supporters found to have thrown anything at Guardiola.

Speaking about the incident after City’s 1-0 defeat at Anfield, Guardiola sarcastically said: ‘Next time we will do it better. It didn’t get me. They try it again next year. All these coins, they tried, but didn’t get it. They got the coach years ago.’

And when he was alerted to Guardiola’s complaints, Klopp said: ‘Oh, horrible. I am sorry. I apologise for that. I had no idea about it. It never should happen, never.’

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