Fabinho recently did an interview with Esporte Interativo:
- "I remember that after one of my games for Monaco, against Marseille, where I’d played well and scored, Firmino sent me a message and we started to talk. He said 'the coach asked about you, what I thought about you, I talked you up a little bit'. We exchanged some messages for a while, asked him some things about Liverpool and that was it for a while."
- "Then Liverpool reached my agents, made them aware of the interest and set up a meeting with Klopp. We talked about his ideas for the team, work routine, tactics, physical training. My interest was rising, because I had always said that if I were to leave Monaco, it would only be to a team that really wanted me. I was very happy with Liverpool wanting to sign me and then made my mind that it was the right thing to do. It was quick, right after the final against Real Madrid, the signing was made official."
- "That moment with Klopp was very important, but also the transition when I arrived. Played pretty much all the preseason games, thought that I played well, and because of that, also thought that I would start playing earlier, not wait as much I did. Others players made sure that I was relaxed, they told me 'don’t worry, everyone that arrives goes through that, like Robertson and Chamberlain'. I was calm, tried to learn about the team, the other players, getting used to the intensity of the league. After a while, Klopp gave me the chances and little by little I could show my value and that I could be important to the team."
This game was on 29 Jan 2018. We signed him on 28 May 2018.
Confirms that we really do know what we're doing in the transfer market - approached him very early on, kept it under wraps and announced him just after the CL final once literally everything was done.
I reckon there's a solid chance we'll see a signing or two confirmed next week.
It's all fine as long as player is not already in England. lol..... silly English rules and sulky clubs.

