Fabinho is in Dubai to sign for Al Ittihad and the first big problem he would face

The Saudi Arabian league may have gained a lot of popularity and visibility with the big signings they made during the summer transfer window, but this league may not have it all figured out and problems could start to arise once all the clubs with new members have training and preparation games to start another Saudi Pro League tournament.

Although the adaptability of the country and Arab football can be a problem for all these great players from Europe, the biggest problem that the teams could see on a daily basis is the language barrier that exists between local players and those who come from another country and with another language, being Fabinho someone who is fluent in Portuguese and English, but not in Arabic.

This situation has already had its first case in the Al Ettifaq team, and it seems that the indications of coach Steven Gerrard were not fully understood by his players, most of whom are originally from the Arab country. Given this case, Fabinho Tavares may well have certain problems when it comes to being able to communicate effectively both in training and in matches, aggravated by the fact that his position as a midfielder means he is in constant dialogue with his team-mates in defence and attack,

Fabinho is not unaware of this complication

The ideal solution, but perhaps not the quickest, would be to give all these players a tutor who would try to teach them the language. This process is not unknown to Fabinho, who had to adapt to the language during his time in Spain, France and England, knowing that the lack of effective dialogue can lead to problems such as that of his almost former teammate Darwin Nunez, who did not understand the instructions of coach Jurgen Klopp.