Fabinho sends emotional goodbye to Liverpool followers as £40m exit sealed
The Brazilian midfielder joins N’Golo Kante and Karim Benzema at Al-Ittihad after the Pro League membership launched a shock bid to signal him.
Liverpool agreed to promote Fabinho after 5 years at Anfield, regardless of him beginning pre-season as anticipated earlier this summer time. He was then withdrawn from their coaching camp in Germany after the £40m provide was accepted.
Fabinho posted on social media as he confirmed the transfer: “Today I leave my home. It’s been five years wearing this jersey and always with the greatest honor and happiness possible.
“Since day one at Liverpool, I’ve been embraced by everyone. What I saw inside this club, the relationship between the people there, made me feel like family. In these five years, I grew as a player, as a man, I made dreams come true.”
Fabinho, 29, price £43.5m when signing from Monaco and went on to change into a stalwart in Jurgen Klopp’s staff.
He helped win the Premier League in 2020 and the Champions League a 12 months earlier however was out and in of the facet final season, partly resulting from accidents.
“Thanks to Liverpool, I lived the biggest match of my life, the comeback against Barcelona, which was only possible thanks to Anfield,” Fabinho continued.
“That moment will always be in my memory. I love what this crowd represents for the club. This love relationship between the club and the fans has always impressed me.
“And I can say without fear that “You’ll never walk alone”, after that match, alongside our followers, was essentially the most defining second of my profession with Liverpool. I say this with a coronary heart filled with pleasure: I like this membership.”