Liverpool set to seal two more transfers before Jurgen Klopp makes huge choice
Liverpool jet out to Singapore on Thursday afternoon as Jurgen Klopp's squad ramp up their preparations for the new season.
But while the players will be putting in the hard yards on the training pitch in the Far East and during friendlies against Leicester City and Bayern Munich, and club officials will be attending a series of community and promotional events, the work continues in the transfer market.
And the Reds will be hopeful of seeing two deals completed in the immediate future.
One that has finally been confirmed is the transfer of skipper Jordan Henderson to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq after Liverpool agreed to let the midfielder leave in a deal worth an initial £12million.
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Henderson was spotted training with his new club on Wednesday afternoon in Croatia and later that evening released a farewell video on social media. The move, though, wasn't officially announced until just after noon on Thursday.
Another player on the brink of moving to Saudi Arabia is Fabinho, with Liverpool having accepted a £40m fee for the Brazil international from Saudi champions Al-Ittihad.
The 29-year-old wasn't part of the Reds training camp in Germany as the details of the deal were thrashed out, and isn't expected to jet out with the Liverpool squad to Singapore given his move to the Middle East is imminent.
Liverpool, though, will hope to at least partly address the subsequent lack of options in defensive midfield by signing Belgium international Romeo Lavia from Southampton.
The Saints, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, have already
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