Liverpool agree Fabio Carvalho transfer to Premier League rival

Liverpool have agreed a deal worth up to £27.5million with Brentford for the transfer of Fabio Carvalho.

Carvalho joined Liverpool in 2022 from Fulham for a deal worth £7million but struggled for game time. The 21-year-old looked like he will continue at Anfield having impress in each of Liverpool’s four pre-season friendly matches in the United States.

However, Carvalho is set to join Brentford on a permanent transfer before the end of the transfer window in a savvy bit of business from the Reds.

Liverpool are set to land £22million up front, with a further £5.5million in add-ons.

The funds earned from Carvalho’s sale are also boosted by a 17.5 percent sell-on clause also inserted into the terms, which will keep Carvalho at the G-Tech Community Stadium until 2029. Fulham will earn about £5million from the sale to Brentford, with the Cottagers having inserted a 20 percent sell-on clause in the initial deal.

Carvalho spent last campaign away from Merseyside, first with RB Leipzig where he started just three games and managed a paltry 360 minutes in the first half of the season. He returned to England where he was sent on loan to play-off hunting Hull City and excelled for Liam Rosenior’s side.

He scored nine goals in 20 appearances. Carvalho will join Thomas Frank’s side immediately for pre-season, with a medical scheduled in the coming days after Carvalho agreed personal terms.