Liverpool have closed a deal for Fabio Carvalho that will see the exciting winger join from Fulham for €5m (£4.18m) plus add-ons in the summer, ending a chase the club had had. the deadline day of the most recent transfer window was not completed.
Carvalho was set to swap west London for Merseyside in January after negotiations between the two sides eventually led to a fee of £8.4m being agreed (Fulham had rejected Liverpool’s initial offer of £5m). sterling), but the time finally ran out for the transfer to be final. -sealed, largely due to the complex nature of the talks. However, Jürgen Klopp never lost interest in the 19-year-old and with his contract due to end in the summer he was determined to sign him before he became a free transfer and therefore hugely attractive to rival bidders. .
That was relatively easy to organize given that Carvalho had agreed personal terms with Liverpool, as well as completing a medical, when he appeared to join them just over two months ago. He will now do so on July 1, when he ends his contract with Fulham expires, and the transfer is expected to be officially announced next month. Additional payments will be around €2.7m (£2.26m) and Liverpool will also accept a 20% sterling sales fee.
Carvalho, who can also act as an attacking midfielder, was born in Portugal but is an England Under-21 international. He joined Fulham’s academy at the age of eight and, having made his debut in a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in September 2020, he quickly became a first-team regular. He has made 31 appearances for Marco Silva’s side in all competitions this season, scoring eight goals and providing seven assists and could well face Fulham next season as they appear poised for an immediate return to the Premier League as championship holders. . They are currently top of the division, five points above second place Bournemouth and 17 points above third place Huddersfield.
Carvalho’s contract with Liverpool runs until 2027 and he is expected to be on his pre-season tour of the Far East ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.
