A definite Liverpool exit took Fabinho and his teammates off guard, and it has since been revealed why the player in question was losing interest in life at Anfield.
Major changes are taking place on Merseyside this summer following a season that held out great promise but only produced the Community Shield. Jorg Schmadtke, a German sporting director, is about to join the first one, which is taking place behind the scenes.
The 59-year-old will be hired initially on a temporary basis to oversee Liverpool’s summer transfer business. Two, and probably three, of the four probable Bundesliga acquisitions are possible, according to a recent report from the German site BILD.
After the departures of Arthur Melo, Naby Keita, James Milner, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, more midfielders will be added. However, the departure of Roberto Firmino is perhaps Jurgen Klopp’s team’s biggest loss.
The 31-year-old Brazilian is leaving Liverpool following an illustrious and trophy-filled eight-year run with the Reds.
The club has officially announced Firmino’s departure, and last weekend during his final home game against Aston Villa, the frontman was clearly overcome with emotion as the game came to a close.
With the additions of Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, and Cody Gakpo, Liverpool has already begun to plan for life without Firmino. It is not believed that they will be looking for a new frontman this summer.
That hasn’t stopped Firmino’s departure from catching the Liverpool team off guard, though.
We could tell he wasn’t satisfied, says Fabinho
In fact, fellow Brazilian Fabinho acknowledged to Sky Sports News that he and his Liverpool teammates “didn’t expect” Firmino to go. On June 30, Firmino’s contract will be up.
It is believed that Firmino himself was the driving force behind his decision to part ways and forego seeking a new deal. Over the previous two seasons, his playing time had been drastically reduced, and his career had also started to suffer from injuries.
Fabinho disclosed that when confined to the operating table, Firmino, who was once only sometimes hurt, struggled with his inability to support his teammates.
Firmino felt he “had to go” for the sake of everyone involved, according to Fabinho, given Klopp’s preference for the new signings and other factors.
Come on, we want you to sign and stay with us, we kept asking him when he would sign a new contract this season. We didn’t anticipate him leaving,” Fabinho stated.
He has a lot to do because he is 31 years old. He’s still young and capable of playing at the highest level.
We weren’t expecting this choice to be made, but he had to depart, and occasionally we noticed that his injuries were also making him unhappy. He struggles a little bit with the injuries because he often doesn’t get hurt.
The only thing I can say is that I hope everything works out for him and his family because we already know he won’t remain. It has been a difficult week for all of us.
Numerous clubs, including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan have been mentioned as potential destinations for Firmino’s upcoming move.