For five years, Fabinho played one of the pillars of the Liverpool of Jurgen Klopp, winning the Champions League and the Premier League. But behind this beautiful story, the Brazilian international tells today a much less harmonious departure than it seems. In an interview at The Guardianhe returns to this pivotal moment when he felt that his trainer was no longer really counting on him.
Fabinho reveals the moment when Klopp dropped him
The former Reds community ensures that he had no intention of leaving Europe. “I thought it was the best place in the world to play, to continue to develop me”, exhe pins. However, the offer from al-Ittihad has changed everything. Liverpool leaders quickly told him that the proposal was “Very good for the club and for me ». Fabinho, then convinced that his status would protect him, understood that the door was not closed to a transfer.
This is where the decisive conversation with Klopp took place. “He asked me what I wanted. I said that I had heard the offer and that I was pile up, but that I wanted to know what he thought ”,
tells the Brazilian. The German technician's response surprised him: ” If there are players who want to leave, he will not hold them back. »» A sentence which, according to Fabinho, has “Open the door When he left.
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Bitterness but also gratitude
Despite this point of bitterness, the former Monegasque keeps affection for the club. “Liverpool is sensational, on and off the field. Everything they did for me and my family was spectacular ”, he underlines. But the feeling of no longer being essential has weighed heavily in the scale.
Today installed in Saudi Arabia, Fabinho is preparing to compete in the national supercup against Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Nassr. If he claims to have left Liverpool “in peace”, his story throws a shadow on the image of an impeccable Klopp, and recalls that at the highest level, sporting love stories can end on a misunderstanding.
