Fabinho was left out of Liverpool’s 32-man squad for the pre-season training camp

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Fabinho has been left out of Liverpool’s squad for their pre-season training camp in Germany and is about to end his five-year stay at the club.

Al-Hilal, Saudi Arabia’s national team managed by Nuno Espirito Santo, have made a big offer for the Brazil international midfielder and Liverpool felt it was wise to leave Fabinho on Merseyside while discussions continue over his potential sale.

It’s an important moment for Liverpool, as Fabinho – often dubbed The Hoover by Jurgen Klopp – has been an integral part of their squad since his arrival from Monaco in 2018 and has established himself as one of the best holding midfielders on the field. .

If Fabinho leaves, as seems likely, Liverpool will need to replace him and are considering a number of options including Southampton’s Romeo Lafia, Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch and Sofiane Amrabat, the Moroccan stalwart at Fiorentina who has also been linked with Manchester United.

Interest from Saudi Arabia led to Fabinho being left out of Liverpool’s pre-season camp squad.

Another surprising candidate on Liverpool’s list is Manchester City’s Calvin Phillips. How likely it is for the clubs to do business, though, remains to be seen – there hasn’t been a transfer between them since Raheem Sterling moved to the Etihad from Anfield in July 2015.

Musa Caicedo has been linked permanently with Liverpool but is likely to move to Chelsea, while Aurelien Tchoamene – who has been sought by Liverpool for the past 12 months – is believed to be unobtainable this summer from Real Madrid.

Jordan Henderson, captain of Liverpool, has flown to Germany regardless of speculation about his future.

Klopp’s side play their first pre-season friendly on Wednesday against Karlsruhe, a match that could see the club debut Alexis McAllister and Dominic Zuboszlay.

Travel party: Alisson, Gomez, Van Dyck, Konate, Thiago, Diaz, Szoboszlay, Nunez, McAllister, Salah, Adrian, Henderson, Gakpo, Jota, Tsimikas, Robertson, Matip, Bagcetic, Phillips, Keeler, Alexander-Arnold, Petaluga, Bradley, Clark, Doak, Fraundorf, Garros, Koumas, McConnell, Mrozek, Kwansah, Scanlon.

Manchester City midfielder Calvin Phillips (left) is a candidate to replace Fabinho at Anfield

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