In response to James Pearce, Liverpool have quite a few midfielders ‘into account’ to doubtlessly exchange Fabinho at Anfield.
The 29-year-old might be in line for a transfer to Saudi Arabia, with Al-Ittihad making a £40m supply to the Reds and the participant not travelling with Jurgen Klopp’s squad to their pre-season coaching camp in Germany (The Athletic).
The main focus has instantly turned to attainable successors for the Brazil worldwide if he does depart, with Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat amongst these on the radar.
Sharing a corresponding article from The Athletic by way of Twitter, Pearce acknowledged: “By way of changing Fabinho, Moises Caicedo is just not seen as a critical choice with the Brighton midfielder anticipated to affix Chelsea.
“Romeo Lavia, Sofyan Amrabat, Ryan Gravenberch and Kalvin Phillips are amongst these into account.”
Amrabat was mentioned as a viable signing for Liverpool again in December when he was excelling in Morocco’s shock run to the World Cup semi-finals.
Former England boss Fabio Capello described the 26-year-old as ‘the Gennaro Gattuso’ of the Atlas Lions (Il Messaggero, by way of Voetbal Primeur), fairly a praise to get when considering again to the tigerish AC Milan colossus who was probably the greatest box-to-box midfielders of his era.
The Moroccan was additionally a stalwart of Fiorentina’s run to the Europa Convention League ultimate this yr, and whereas a quantity 6 might usually be perceived as a no-nonsense destroyer whose essential job is to interrupt up opposition assaults, he’s actually no slouch in possession.
As per FBref, Amrabat ranks among the many prime 5% of positional friends in Europe over the previous 12 months in relation to move completion, discovering a teammate with 88.8% of his passes. He’s additionally adept at getting the ball ahead, with 7.93 progressive passes per recreation inserting him within the 92nd percentile for that metric.
He mightn’t have the Premier League expertise that Lavia and Phillips can boast, however he’s performed in loads of high-stakes matches over the previous yr for membership and nation, so he shouldn’t be overawed by the problem of succeeding within the English prime flight if Liverpool signal him.
Shedding Fabinho might be a blow to Klopp, as regardless of his downturn in 2022/23 he’s largely been a colossal presence for the Reds, however to exchange him with the Fiorentina and Morocco ace would appear to be splendid enterprise if it materialises over the summer time.
You may see Pearce’s tweet beneath, by way of @JamesPearceLFC on Twitter:
By way of changing Fabinho, Moises Caicedo is just not seen as a critical choice with the Brighton midfielder anticipated to affix Chelsea.
Romeo Lavia, Sofyan Amrabat, Ryan Gravenberch and Kalvin Phillips are amongst these into account. #LFC https://t.co/6mW8K9awom— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) July 15, 2023
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