Fabinho has today completed a permanent transfer to Al-Ittihad after five years with Liverpool FC.

The Brazilian midfielder finalised the switch to the Saudi Arabian club, bringing an end to a hugely memorable spell at Anfield that included 219 appearances in all competitions and five major honours.

Signed from AS Monaco in May 2018, Fabinho broke into Jürgen Klopp’s starting line-up several months into his first season and would become a fulcrum in the Reds’ sustained success in the years that followed.

A maiden campaign during which he was increasingly integral saw Liverpool lose just once in the Premier League and total 97 points but narrowly miss out on top spot.

The season nevertheless concluded in unforgettable fashion with Champions League glory, the No.3 – who would come to be known as the team’s ‘lighthouse’ – playing the whole of the 2-0 final victory over Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid.

A UEFA Super Cup winner’s medal was added at the outset of 2019-20 and Fabinho featured 28 times – chipping in with two goals and three assists – as Klopp’s men surged to redemptive Premier League title glory with 99 points in 2019-20.