Goodbye legend, Klopp's message to Fabinho saddens Liverpool fans

Fabinho's departure from Liverpool became official yesterday, as the 29-year-old Brazilian midfielder accepted a proposal from Al-Ittihad to join the long list of star players who emigrated to Saudi Arabia to play in the Saudi Pro League. His departure, which was not budgeted, leaves a huge hole in the squad, as Jürgen Klopp had considered him as a first-choice player for the upcoming campaign.

However, Fabinho told Jürgen Klopp of his intention to leave Anfield this summer, as the financial offer from Saudi Arabia was too good to refuse. Klopp, true to form, allowed the Brazilian defensive midfielder to leave after seeing his firm intention to leave. Now, the German tactician must quickly find a player to replace Fabinho as Liverpool's number six.

For now, it seems that the main candidate is Romeo Lavia, although his high price could end up stopping his transfer to Anfield, despite the fact that the 19-year-old Belgian player himself has already accepted the Reds' offer. However, it will not be easy to fill Fabinho's shoes, as the Brazilian won everything with our team and became one of the best players in the world in his position during his prime with our club, and Jürgen Klopp is aware that it will be difficult to replace him.

Klopp's farewell to Fabinho

Jürgen Klopp assured that Liverpool will miss Fabinho very much, as he was the one who did the dirty work on the pitch. "Fab was for so long the insurance we had more or less in midfield. He always gave us the freedom to play all the fancy stuff. "He was involved in that from time to time as well but loved to be the hoover for the team, loved to do all the dirty work for the team. And yes, we will miss Fab - but Fab will be fine, we will be fine and we will always be thankful to each other," he said.