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Is this real life? Or is this fantasy?
It’s been a crazy 24 hours. And it’s about to get even wilder. Strap yourself in. Per David Ornstein of The Athletic, Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad is about launch a £40 million bid for Liverpool FC’s 29-year-old defensive midfielder Fabinho.
Al-Ittihad set to make concrete bid to sign Fabinho from Liverpool for £40m. Expected to develop fast one way or other. Key issue for #LFC is letting No6 go without replacement but working on this - Romeo Lavia among multiple options @TheAthleticFC #SPL https://t.co/kZJO2Xu5IT
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) July 13, 2023Uh... okay? Unlike the Jordan Henderson deal, where the latest news is that Al-Ettifaq are trying to pay no fee and Liverpool have demanded £10 million, this is a genuinely tempting offer.
Of course, if Liverpool think Fabinho has lost a step or two, that fee is a no-brainer for them. But if you’re losing him, one would expect the replacement to be a lot more experienced or accomplished than Romeo Lavia.
If Liverpool really do lose the already departed James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita, AND Jordan Henderson plus Fabinho... that’s a worrying amount of turnover in one summer. (Sorry Arthur.) It could also mean that we see just about everyone we were linked with coming to Liverpool, which is also a very hilarious thing to imagine. Welcome to Liverpool... Thuram, Koné, Lavia, Colwill?
