Fabio Carvalho

Liverpool have announced the signing of Fabio Carvalho from Fulham, with the player set to join on July 1.

Liverpool finished second in the Premier League, behind champions Manchester City. They have already won the League Cup and FA Cup this season, and will face Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday. Carvalho, 19, will join Liverpool for a reported fee of £5 million when his contract with Fulham ends in June. The winger is not available on a free due to his age, so the two clubs have reached a compromise to the prevent the deal from going to a transfer tribunal. Liverpool have announced the signing of Fabio Carvalho from Fulham, with the player set to join on July 1.

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Fabio Carvalho from Fulham.The forward has left Craven Cottage following the expiry of his contract. The Athletic...

9h ago The Merseyside club pushed to bring Carvalho in during the January transfer window. Even my family have fans going up to them, saying hello, which makes me happy.

Liverpool have completed the signing of Fabio Carvalho after agreeing a £7.7 million deal with Fulham. The 19-year-old came close to joining Liverpool in ...

Carvalho has been one of Fulham’s standout performers in the Championship this season, with 10 goals and eight assists in 36 league appearances. The 19-year-old came close to joining Liverpool in the January transfer window but the paperwork linked with the transfer was not completed in time before the deadline. Liverpool have completed the signing of Fabio Carvalho after agreeing a £7.7 million deal with Fulham.

Carvalho, out of contract this summer, was set for a move four months ago on deadline day when a £5million deal was agreed with the SkyBet Championship winners ...

I wanted to be fully focused on Fulham and making sure that we got promoted. “I didn’t want to go off track. Liverpool have finally completed the signing of Fulham forward Fabio Carvalho having failed in a bid to bring the 19-year-old to Anfield in January.

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“You could see that when Fabio came in to train with the first team – he did it with confidence. They are walking by and watching sessions to see what it takes to be there. According to midfielder Reed, the positive culture in the dressing room ensured disappointment could be taken with a smile. That means if he takes a chance on Thiago and Fabinho, he can at least make an immediate change if it backfires. Despite initial optimism about his chances, he would probably not be risked but for the fact it is such an important game and the last of a gruelling season. Salah, Mane and Firmino are all out of contract at the same time in 2023.

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Fabio Carvalho on a long-term contract from Fulham. Carvalho will officially become a Reds player when the transfer ...

Even though Carvalho is still at a young age, the expectation is that he will be part of Jurgen Klopp's first-team squad for next season. The agreement also includes add-ons, which could bump the final cost up by a further £2.7m along with a 20% sell-on clause. Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Fabio Carvalho on a long-term contract from Fulham.

Liverpool have finally confirmed the signing of Fulham teenager Fabio Carvalho, with the 19-year-old set to arrive at Anfield on July 1.

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Carvalho, 19, almost joined the Reds in the January transfer window, but after a deal was agreed at the 11th hour, the Anfield club failed to complete the ...

“There were many clubs around him, a lot of rumours around him, and it was really tough for us to renew his contract. He is a top top talent in my opinion. “I think he has a brilliant career in front of him.

Liverpool were close to perfection but the signing of Carvalho shows work has already begun on bridging the gap to City.

They last tasted defeat on 28 December and that was in a game of fine margins, when Salah’s penalty miss denied them a point at Leicester. All this might have been immaterial by the morning of 23 May, when in dreamland Liverpool would be awaking with sore heads and ready for a parade. Why did they sign Rodri three years ago when they already had Fernandinho – was it to give the midfielder a few seasons of necessary adjustment that would coincide neatly with the Brazilian’s departure?

ECHO columnist John Aldridge reacts to Liverpool confirming the signing of Fabio Carvalho and what still needs to be done to close the gap on Manchester ...

If the team wins on Saturday then it would be a great high to finish the season on. It’s nice from a personal point of view, and if Salah stays at Liverpool for next season then he will win in then as well. If Mohamed Salah stays, we still need another striker.

The beginning of the 2021/22 Championship season had a familiar feel to it as Fulham raced away at the top.Fulham were at the summit after five matche.

“In that session he was fantastic and immediately you could see that he’s got the X factor. As long as he stays lucky with injury, the world is his oyster. Achieving all that at Craven Cottage was unlikely though. Carvalho, who had signed his first professional contract just two years ago, was making experienced professionals look like novices having most notably run rings around Millwall’s defence in a 2-1 win at the Den in August. He definitely has the X factor. His smile lights up a room.

Carvalho is one of the most prized teenagers in football, and Liverpool are expecting big things once the Fulham sensation has learned Jurgen Klopp's ...

One aspect of his game which could see him get plenty of game time in his first season at Anfield, is a philosophy Silva has been keen to promote at Fulham, and teach the young star. Origi may be remembered as an out-and-out centre-forward - which Carvalho most certainly is not - but he was frequently played by Klopp as a wide player in a front three, cutting in from the left to score some of his memorable goals for the Reds. If Carvalho is considered a replacement for the popular Brazil striker, then it will be in the long term, not immediately. For the young player’s talent, Klopp is not going to change his entire system to accommodate a teenager with three Premier League starts under his belt. At 19, he is not another Luis Diaz, a world-class star who has the experience and knowledge to slot straight in as a genuine first-team starter. It is a long way from training on Clapham Common, albeit with a community-based club who have a big reputation for developing youth talent, to Anfield. Yet every step of the way, he has been pursued by Europe’s biggest clubs.