Fabinho earns surprise recall 2 years after leaving Liverpool

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Fabinho has earned his first call-up to the Brazil squad in almost three years, having not been involved for his country since before he left Liverpool in 2023. “He’s a player who is playing and has played at a very high level in Europe.” Fabinho left Liverpool after five successful years in 2023 to join Saudi side Al-Ittihad, with whom he is now into his third season and won the Saudi Pro League and King’s Cup double last term.

“He called me and asked me what I wanted,” he explained. “I said that I’d heard the offer and liked it but that I wanted to hear from him what he thought.

That conversation with the coach could have kept me at the club but he left it open and I didn’t like it very much. I left in peace and happy with my decision.” Alisson has been left out of the Brazil squad for November as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury.