Fresh off the heels of their Champions League disappointment, Liverpool have wasted very little in planning ahead to the new season with the signing of Brazilian Fabinho from AS Monaco.
The signing of the 24-year-old speaks volumes of the direction manager Jurgen Klopp is taking his Liverpool team. The Reds through mostly a combination of error and lack of squad depth were found out by a more quality and experienced Real Madrid side in the Champions League final.
Liverpool had been blazing throughout the season, however, they went on to finish fourth yet again this season after at one point being hot the heels of rivals Manchester United who finished in second.
This mostly came down to Liverpool being without a plan B, when their usual plan to get things done didn't take as their bench didn't have as much of an impact as their starting 11.
Last Saturday's loss also presented the need for the Reds to add some more bulk to their squad as Mohamed Salah having to go off injured disturbed Liverpool's forward thinking dynamic. Adam Lallana, who's spent more time on the treatment table than on the pitch, proved to be an ineffective replacement for Liverpool's star man.
So the subsequent arrival of Fabinho bodes some good news for Liverpool ahead of the new season as he not only brings with him quality, but also versatility being able to play central midfield, defensive midfield and right back.
Not to mention, the Brazilian brings experience into the team even at tender age of 24 already having being capped for Brazil, tasting success lifting the French league title with Monaco and as well as playing a role on their path to the Champions League semi-finals last year.
The signing goes to show that some good came of Liverpool's defeat to Madrid as it now makes Anfield a lucrative destination for top class talent.
Within the space of a year, Klopp's attractive brand of football has seen him lure the talents of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, the soon-to-arrive Naby Keita from Leipzig and now Fabinho to Merseyside.
And by all appearances this is just the beginning of what is going to be a big summer for Liverpool with rumours claiming the Reds as the odds on favourites to sign Lyon star Nabil Fekir.
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