Liverpool add £150,000- weekly Man City star to Fabinho replacements list

Liverpool have reportedly added Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips to their list of potential replacements for Saudi Fabinho.

That’s according to a recent report from The Athletic’s David Ornstein, who says Jurgen Klopp has an extensive list of possible midfielders to replace Fabinho and Jordan Henderson; both are set for lucrative Saudi Pro League transfers.

While Fabinho’s planned move to Al-Ittihad has been postponed and all parties are busy finalizing a deal, it seems only a matter of time before the Brazilian defensive midfielder moves to the Middle East alongside Henderson, who is on the verge of reuniting with Steven Gerrard at Al Ettifaq.

So while he has already added several new midfielders to his squad, including Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, Klopp may soon find himself in need of another.

Several names are on the German’s summer wish list and, according to Ornstein, one of them is Manchester City’s Phillips. Struggling to consolidate a place in Pep Guardiola’s first-team plans since his move from Leeds United last summer, it wouldn’t be all that surprising to see the City number four, who, according to Spotrac, earns £150,000 a week, sacrificed as a way for the club to help settle the score.

However, with the likes of Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch and Southampton’s Romeo Lavia also being the main contenders to move to Anfield, there are no guarantees that Phillips will be offered the chance to move to Merseyside.

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Liverpool may soon have enough former players in Saudi Arabia to add their own Legends side to the league. Jordan Henderson and Fabinho are both completing transfers and they would join Roberto Firmino and Steven Gerrard in the move.

Sadio Mane could soon complete the five-man squad and he is rumored to have agreed a deal to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr. He had a difficult season after leaving Liverpool for Bayern Munich last year, but he reportedly tried to stay and fight for his place in the team. But while the transfers of Mane, Gerrard and even Firmino – who would always start on a free transfer – have little relevance to Liverpool’s plans, the transfers of Henderson and Fabinho have put a spoke in the works for the rest of the summer. And the Reds aren’t the only European side that could fall behind.

At Manchester City, Riyad Mahrez has been enticed by Saudi overtures, with a fee of $39m (£30m/€35m) agreed with Al Ahli. Pep Guardiola has started drawing up a list of possible replacements.

This could point him towards a young starlet who is admired by both Liverpool and PSG. Manchester City scouts were “impressed from start to finish”.

Sadio Mané to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr
According to L’Equipe, Mané has agreed to join Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in the latest episode of the great Saudi exodus. Yesterday The Athletic broke the news of the talks, but the French outlet now claims a deal has been reached.

Although the transfer is not yet complete, Mané has “given his agreement in principle”. It would bring an abrupt end to his difficult spell at Bayern Munich after just one injury-related season

Thomas Tuchel appeared to have hinted earlier in the month that Mane could still leave despite the player’s propensity to fight for his place.

Liverpool.com says: Another day, another disappointment. Mane seemed like the type to resist Saudi overtures and prove he still belonged at a high level in Europe, but the money seems to have spoken again.

No doubt Liverpool’s growing core of legends will increase interest in the Saudi league as the season progresses, with clips circulating on social media just as they did around Ronaldo. This, of course, is part of the plan.

Bradley Barcola is a favorite of PSG, Man City, and Liverpool.

According to 90MIN, Manchester City may try to sign Lyon’s young Bradley Barcola to replace Mahrez. The 20-year-old only made his official debut in January, but he quickly rose to prominence, finishing the season with seven goals and 10 assists across all competitions.

Liverpool is ‘keeping tabs’ on Barcola, according to a Fabrizio Romano report from April (via Get French Football News). Le Parisien recently reported that PSG continues to monitor the situation.

Barcola appears to be a promising talent, but the player has admitted that he needs one more year at Lyon to “confirm” his development, according to Liverpool Dot Com.

While PSG has a history of snatching up the best French talent, this stance may change if Manchester City decides to push for him as a replacement for Mahrez. However, Liverpool might be hoping he bides his time until next summer, which may be the time to begin seriously searching for a Mohamed Salah replacement.