According to rumors, Liverpool is ready to approve the medicals of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson after yesterday’s progress in the latter’s transfer.
The Reds previously spent £35 million to acquire Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, and have just spent a further £60 million to acquire Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig.
According to allegations that Saudi Arabia is interested in Fabinho and Henderson, Jurgen Klopp’s intentions to organize the Liverpool midfield for the upcoming campaign appeared to be in jeopardy.
With transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano announcing yesterday that the Brazilian has agreed to join Saudi side Al-Ittihad, it is currently believed that Fabinho’s departure is farther along.
According to Romano’s YouTube channel, “Many things are shifting around Liverpool in terms of [their] midfield.” “This is a revolution and a tremendously important time for Liverpool.
“They signed Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister, but the arrangement between Fabinho and Al-Ittihad is now complete in terms of the player and is being discussed between Liverpool and Al-Ittihad.
“Liverpool are waiting for the official documents to check some details of the payment terms, the instalments, so they’re still very cautious on the process.
“However, the dialogue is well underway and advanced. Due to this, Fabinho is not travelling with Liverpool to Germany.
With suggestions that Al Ettifaq, who have prepared a £700k-a-week offer, are unwilling to pay a price to move the England international to the Middle East, Henderson’s future seems less certain.
However, according to Football Insider, “after negotiations advanced in the last 24 hours,” Liverpool “expects to follow the sale of Fabinho this week with that of captain Jordan Henderson.”
According to the report, Henderson has “accepted” to join Steven Gerrard at Al Ettifaq, while Fabinho “has been given the green light by the club to conclude the terms of a £40 million move to Al-Ittihad.” The two medical exams are also “imminent” now that Henderson “agreed.”
As Al Ettifaq is now anticipated to pay roughly £10 million for Henderson, it is understood that exits for both players are “far advanced and expected to go through.”
The Saudi club is sure that a physical and the necessary paperwork will be finished soon, bringing the English international’s illustrious 12-year Anfield career to a close.