Fabinho transfer to Saudi Arabia starts to make sense as Liverpool link emerges
News of a £40million bid being readied for Fabinho took social media by storm yesterday morning, though there is perhaps more sense to this Saudi Arabian interest than first meets the eye.
A number of high-profile footballers have made the move to the Middle East in recent days and weeks, the likes of Karim Benzema and Ruben Neves getting the ball rolling for others to follow suit. Chelsea are one club to have made the most of Saudi targeting big-name stars, removing Edouard Mendy, N'Golo Kante and Kalidou Koulibaly off their books in a major boost to their Financial Fair Play concerns.
It has taken time, though clubs have now come calling for members of the Liverpool squad. Jordan Henderson is currently being linked with a sensational switch to Al-Ettifaq, a deal that would see the Reds' captain earn a significant pay rise and be reunited with former team-mate Steven Gerrard.
After the shock of this development came the Fabinho bombshell. Al-Ittihad, who now boast Benzema and Kante as players, are reportedly willing to offer £40m for the services of the Brazilian, who was an underperformer last season but has been key to Liverpool's recent success.
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This may just appear to be a Saudi club attempting to further raise their profile through signing another well-known Premier League face, though there is a reason this particular side above anyone else are pursuing Fabinho. Former Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo is the current manager of Al-Ittihad and guided the club to the league title last season during his first campaign in
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