Impressing on loan at Hull City, Fabio Carvalho speaks out on his Liverpool future ahead of Jurgen Klopp's exit as manager in an exclusive interview with the Liverpool ECHO's Theo Squires

04:00, 03 May 2024

Fabio Carvalho has been impressing away from Liverpool on loan with Hull City

Fabio Carvalho might have spent the last season out on loan after a disappointing first year at Liverpool, but he has no intention of calling time on his Reds career this summer.

The Portuguese moved to Anfield from Fulham in a deal worth up to £7.7m but was starved of football during the second half of a miserable 2022/23 campaign for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

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Limited to just eight starts, Carvalho joined RB Leipzig on loan last summer before moving to Hull City in January after finding his opportunities limited in Germany.

Boasting nine goals in 19 games for the Tigers, he is now back playing with a smile on his face again.

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Speculation about his future beyond the end of the season remains rife, with recent reports suggesting he is attracting interest ahead of a summer of change at Anfield as Klopp prepares to depart after nine years as manager.

But with Feyenoord boss Arne Slot closing in on being named as the German’s successor, Carvalho is determined to impress the next Liverpool manager in pre-season as he prepares to fight for his future at the club.

“Yeah, that’s the target,” he exclusively told the ECHO when asked if he’ll be with the Reds for pre-season.

But while such an individual could play a decisive role in his own Liverpool future, the youngster also admitted he wasn’t paying much attention to such talk.

“I’ve heard a few things but I’m just focused on myself and focused what I’m doing right now,” he said.

But after seeing his parent club struggle last season during his first year at the club, Carvalho has been impressed by their improved efforts this time around.

The highlight of the club’s campaign is inevitably their League Cup final win over Chelsea back in February, where a youthful side, littered with Academy starlets, overcame a crippling injury-crisis to defeat the Londoners at Wembley.

And while Liverpool have perhaps since run out of steam, suffering the after-effects from a lengthy, prolonged list of absentees, Carvalho has been proud of his younger team-mates' efforts back at Anfield.

“It’s just been amazing what they’ve been doing really,” he said.

“They had a lot of injuries, but I’m happy and I’m proud of the younger players who have stepped up and have done great things for the club.

“Seeing the academy players coming through, and a lot of them on the pitch when Virgil scored the goal, all of them celebrating together, it’s what football is about to be fair.

“But I’m playing here (at Hull City) and that’s all that matters.

“There’s been a few highs, but a few lows as well (at Liverpool).
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