Following in the footsteps of Liverpool teammate <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/jordan-henderson-completes-move-from-liverpool-to-saudi-club-al-ettifaq-23300335" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jordan Henderson</a>, Brazil midfielder Fabinho left the club to move to the emerging Saudi Pro League. He joined Al-Ittihad on Monday, the team where Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kant&eacute; now play.
Fabinho moved for a reported 40 million pounds ($51.5 million) to end his five-year stay at Liverpool, which he joined from Monaco.
His exit comes a week after Jordan Henderson left Liverpool after 12 years to join another Saudi team, Al-Ettifaq. Roberto Firmino also moved to the oil-rich kingdom after his contract expired at Liverpool.
The Saudi league hopes to raise the profile of soccer in the country by signing some of the world's top players. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/its-200-and-won-for-portugal-legend-ronaldo-23293679" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> moved to Al-Nassr in December post which many footballers followed.
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The 29-year-old Fabinho made 219 appearances for Liverpool and helped the club win the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League a year later.
Fabinho was not always a regular for Liverpool last season after a loss of form.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has overhauled his midfield by signing Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister and Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai, and the club is now searching for a holding midfielder to replace Fabinho.
&ldquo;It's been five years wearing this jersey and always with the greatest honor and happiness possible,&rdquo; Fabinho wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
&ldquo;Since day one at Liverpool, I've been embraced by everyone. What I saw inside this club, the relationship between the people there, made me feel like family. In these five years, I grew as a player, as a man, I made dreams come true.&rdquo;
Al-Ittihad said Fabinho has signed a three-year deal.
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Liverpool lost another midfielder to the emerging Saudi Pro League on Monday when Brazil midfielder Fabinho joined Al-Ittihad

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