Liverpool star Fabinho ‘could join Kante & Benzema at Al-Ittihad as Saudi side set to launch shock £40m transfer bid’ • Repithwin News

AL-ITTIHAD are set to launch a bid for Liverpool star Fabinho, according to reports.

The Saudi Arabian club are preparing a £40million offer for the Brazilian midfielder.

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Fabinho’s contract at Anfield runs until 2026 and it is unknown whether the bid would be enough to make Liverpool sell.

They supposedly won’t be letting the 29-year-old go until they secure a deal for a replacement.

The Athletic report that Southampton’s Romeo Lavia is being looked at as an alternative to keeping the Brazilian.

Jurgen Klopp has sanctioned a midfield overhaul after the club failed to qualify for the Champions League, finishing fifth last season.

The Reds have already snapped up Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton and RB Leipzig star Dominik Szoboszlai this summer.

And they have seen James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s contracts expire.

Fabio Carvalho has also departed on loan to RB Leipzig.

If Fabinho decides to leave Liverpool then he will team-up with the likes of Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante at Al-Ittihad.

Both have signed lucrative contracts at the Saudi Arabian champions.

They are managed by former Wolves and Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo.

And Fabinho could be joined in the Middle East by team-mate Jordan Henderson amid speculation he could join Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq.

The captain is weighing up a whopping £700,000-a-week contract.

Liverpool are thought to only want £10m for Henderson.