Saudi Arabia is not ready to stop its raid on the European continent to strengthen its national championship, the Saudi Pro League. Witness the many arrivals from European clubs, such as Karim Benzema, Marcelo Brozovic, or even recently Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. The Kingdom is also interested in coaches, with the signing of English coach Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq and Jorge Jesus at Al-Hilal in particular.
The former glory of the Reds is not the only football player linked to Liverpool to attract the attention of the Kingdom of the Arabian Peninsula: Fabinho has officially become a player of Al-Ittihad, a formation based in Jeddah and winner of the SPL during the season which has just ended. The reigning Saudi Arabian champion announced the news on his social media. In its press release, the Saudi club is proud of its new recruit: “This signing is the result of the club’s efforts to strengthen itself with world-class players who come to enrich their adventure with new trophies in the future phase of their career.»
Fabinho joins Benzema and Kanté
Real control tower of AS Monaco before joining the residents of Anfield, the Brazilian will have participated in the big red team led by Jürgen Klopp. Nevertheless, the Auriverde international (29 caps) will therefore have ended his European adventure with a sixth place with the Mersey club in the Premier League, thus missing out on qualification for the Champions League.
In total, the 29-year-old will have played no less than 219 games in all competitions, for 11 goals and 10 assists. He will have fleshed out his personal trophy room as he crossed the Channel, winning the Premier League in 2020 and a Champions League in 2019, in addition to an FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and European Super Cup. .
