Liverpool midfielder Fabinho has not travelled with the squad to their training camp in Germany after the club received a Ksh7.4 billion offer from Al-Ittihad for the Brazilian.

The bid from the Saudi Pro League side was placed on Friday night and the 29-year-old has been given permission to have a medical and go through the formalities of a deal.

Fabinho joined Liverpool from Monaco in 2018 and has made 219 appearances for the Reds where he has won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Super Cup.

But the Brazil international now looks set to end his five-year spell at Anfield with a move to Saudi champions Al-Ittihad, one of four Saudi Arabian clubs owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund.

Receipt of Al-Ittihad’s Ksh7.4 billion offer prompted discussions within the club which resulted in a decision, taken in consultation with Fabinho, to withdraw the player from the squad which flew out to Germany on Saturday.

Interest in Henderson

Meanwhile, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is, part of the club’s tour squad following heavy interest from Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq.

There has yet to be any official approach from the Saudi side for the England midfielder, who will not be sold at a cut-price fee.
The Saudi Pro League side, newly managed by former Liverpool captain Gerrard, are so determined to land the England international and a two-year contract has been mooted, which includes the option of a third year.