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'He will' - Fabinho shares Mohamed Salah Liverpool future prediction after £150m Al-Ittihad bid

Liverpool were able to keep hold of Mohamed Salah in the summer despite transfer interest from Saudi Arabia

Ex-Liverpool midfielder, Fabinho
Ex-Liverpool midfielder, Fabinho

Fabinho does not believe Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool during the January transfer window to join him in Saudi Arabia.


Salah was a transfer target for Saudi side Al-Ittihad during the summer. They launched a £150m offer for the Egyptian, which was swiftly rejected by the Reds.


Such a move would have seen Salah reunited with Fabinho, who joined Al-Ittihad cfter a £40m bid was accepted by Liverpool for his services.


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It remains to be seen whether or not Al-Ittihad return with a fresh move for the Reds' No.11 next month, though Jurgen Klopp will have no interest in losing his star player during the middle of what's shaping up to be a successful season.

Offering his view on Salah's future, Fabinho told talkSPORT: "At this moment, Mo Salah is happy at Liverpool.

"He’s scoring goals every game and he has been their best player. I’m very happy for Mo. This season he will stay at Liverpool so I wish him all the best and hope he keeps scoring goals and winning trophies with Liverpool.”

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The Reds have adapted well to the departure of Fabinho and recruited four new midfielders as manager Klopp oversaw a rebuild in this position of the pitch. Although no longer a member of the team, Fabinho is delighted to see the Reds at the top of the table and challenging for trophies.

“I’m really happy for the boys," admitted the 30-year-old former Monaco man. "At the moment they are top of the league, of course there is still much to play in the Premier League and there are some clubs next to them like Arsenal, Man City, even Aston Villa, they are doing very well this season.

“So there is much to play in the competition, but it is always good to be at the top. You always have to try to be top of the league and winning games and Liverpool are doing this now. They are finding a way to win and finding goals after the 90 minutes, and this is really good. It shows their mentality and shows how good they are. They are really focused on trying to win the championship.”

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