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Fabio Carvalho: Liverpool sign Fulham forward and deal set for 1 July

By Alistair MagowanBBC Sport

Last updated on .From the section Liverpoolcomments1610

Liverpool have signed Fabio Carvalho from Fulham with the forward set to officially join on 1 July.

The 19-year-old played a key role in the Cottagers' promotion to the Premier League, scoring 10 goals and providing eight assists.

The clubs agreed a fee for a move in January but the deal collapsed on deadline day.

Carvalho signs a five-year deal for a fee of £5m, with a further £2.7m in add-ons.

Fulham also have a 20% sell-on clause.

Carvalho played for England at youth level but made his Portugal Under-21 debut in March.

He came through the Fulham academy and was nominated for EFL Young Player of the Season, which was won by Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson

"Fabio is a great talent and we did everything we could trying to secure him here on a longer deal so he could play in the Premier League with Fulham," said club owner Tony Khan.

"That didn't prove possible, but we were able to keep him for the remainder of the Championship-winning campaign and for that I know he will always be very fondly remembered by our fans."

Fabio Carvalho
Carvalho made his Fulham debut in September 2020
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  • Comment posted by Alex, at 10:21 23 May

    Looks like a good young player.

    Leaving a good club with a good future, Fulham

    And joining a great club, Liverpool

    Good luck to him, both clubs and the country.

    No need for hate or biter comments. Come on lads.

    • Reply posted by Kat, at 10:44 23 May

      Kat replied:
      Why not be bitter when it's your club being screwed?

  • Comment posted by Mish, at 11:32 23 May

    Carvalho £5m, Thiago £20m, Konate £36m and Diaz £40m. Add that all together and you get... Grealish on the bench.

    • Reply posted by This Comment is being Woked, at 11:35 23 May

      This Comment is being Woked replied:
      You forgot to add on the additional payments. and the interest on the easy term deals. as you have to shop in Poundland. ‘You NEARLY won the league’.

  • Comment posted by Ross, at 10:17 23 May

    Gutted to see him go but wish him all the best. Klopp will make him a superstar

    • Reply posted by Trevor Burch, at 11:52 23 May

      Trevor Burch replied:
      Thank you Ross, nice attitude👏

  • Comment posted by chris, at 10:16 23 May

    Buy good players and make them better. I love the transfer philosophy at Liverpool in recent seasons. Good signing.

    • Reply posted by This Comment is being Woked, at 10:22 23 May

      This Comment is being Woked replied:
      Yep Jotta a £48m improvement, when he cost Wolves £12m.

  • Comment posted by teamfrommars, at 14:57 23 May

    Votes please......Diaz has been at Liverpool since January, Grealish at City all season. Diaz cost £37 million, Grealish, £100 million, to me its clear who is more value for money and which player has made more of an impact, Diaz by a country mile. Curious what others think, vote thumbs up if you agree that Diaz is better.

    • Reply posted by olfool, at 14:59 23 May

      olfool replied:
      English players always cost more

  • Comment posted by Slingshot, at 10:15 23 May

    Sign them when they are young and improve them. What's not to like?

    • Reply posted by lord obez, at 10:21 23 May

      lord obez replied:
      Only Man City buy players

  • Comment posted by Big Dave, at 10:22 23 May

    Welcome to Liverpool, Fabio.
    Best wishes to you for a long and successful career.

    • Reply posted by Saints, at 11:10 23 May

      Saints replied:
      Thanks big Dave, means a lot. Fab x

  • Comment posted by Paul S, at 10:30 23 May

    Looks to be really good business by Liverpool again

    • Reply posted by ABU Hamster, at 11:37 23 May

      ABU Hamster replied:
      Yes, already looking like runners-up next season again.

  • Comment posted by 6 times, at 10:43 23 May

    Liverpool sign a youngster for £5m, City sign Haaland for £50m. I think we all know who the FFP cheats are

    • Reply posted by airwolf, at 10:47 23 May

      airwolf replied:
      Well yes but realistically one will be a first team starter and one wont.

  • Comment posted by McGaz, at 10:19 23 May

    Nice. 10 goals and 8 assists from a teenage midfielder is not bad at all.

    • Reply posted by Dannemon, at 14:34 23 May

      Dannemon replied:
      Straight into the England squad because Liverpool

  • Comment posted by Gigsy, at 10:35 23 May

    None of this really matters at the moment,...more importantly when are Everton going to be sent down for scandously cooking the books?,...this week, next week....watch this space.

    • Reply posted by LuThe, at 11:14 23 May

      LuThe replied:
      Wont happen.

      Much like City and their "dubious" financing, Moshiri's £100m's squandered wastefully is making too many people rich: remember that all income to PL is distributed equally, bar the finishing prize money which only varies by (around) £36m form 20th to 1st.

      Too many profiteering from the status quo to upset the applecart despite making the PL a shambles of a competiton.

  • Comment posted by Grb, at 10:28 23 May

    Great recruitment from Liverpool once again.

    • Reply posted by JuliusCaesarWasASocialist, at 11:48 23 May

      JuliusCaesarWasASocialist replied:
      Predatory recruitment exploiting a smaller club to sign a young player they've spent a lot of time and money developing for a hugely deflated pricem

      Shameful, hypocritical but not unexpected from this club

  • Comment posted by I_Fear_4_England, at 10:53 23 May

    Great move for the young lad - which young player wouldn’t want to move to a club like Liverpool or City where you can learn from a top class manager and train every day with top quality players. Expect to see him on the bench, playing early round cup games or getting on late in CL games for the experience but undoubtedly has the potential to be a future star.

    • Reply posted by DavidsEdgar, at 18:49 23 May

      DavidsEdgar replied:
      He'd have been better off going to the champions though...

  • Comment posted by Coops86, at 13:52 23 May

    The kid cost 5 million yet "Liverpool are buying the league"
    Meanwhile, City spunk anywhere between 61 million and a 100 million on a 21 year old and nothing is said!
    🙄

    • Reply posted by grantp4, at 16:52 23 May

      grantp4 replied:
      Haters will be haters. Comes with the territory unfortunately.

  • Comment posted by Stephen G, at 10:19 23 May

    Looks to be another excellent signing. Looking forward to seeing him in a red shirt.

    • Reply posted by Grumpygit, at 10:20 23 May

      Grumpygit replied:
      Keeping the bench warm

  • Comment posted by lawler123, at 10:22 23 May

    Brilliant signing. 18 G/A in the championship is difficult enough and to do it as a teenagers is incredible. Hes going to be part of a very attacking team again, hes going to have plenty of chances to get that G/A into the 20s.

    JUST DON'T LOAN HIM OUT! We won't see him again if we do...... grugic, wilson, luis alberto, suso... etc

    • Reply posted by LuThe, at 10:38 23 May

      LuThe replied:
      Fulham wanted him back on loan, but Klopp said no.

      Reckon Klopp wants him integrated as soon as possible, though may not be until Christmas/New Year before he's deemed ready. Like Robbo and Fab, took 5-6 months for them to learn and be physically able to play Klopp's systems.

  • Comment posted by Honest discussion, at 10:45 23 May

    Another player you’d assume is not of Liverpool standard, but after Jota and Diaz, probably a good chance he’ll be amazing.

    • Reply posted by The Spin Doctor, at 01:38 24 May

      The Spin Doctor replied:
      Looks like another rabbit out of the Liverpool hat. How do Liverpool keep doing this, getting unheralded players and turning them into world greats?

  • Comment posted by Love Man City, at 10:17 23 May

    Smart buisness

    • Reply posted by The Spin Doctor, at 01:42 24 May

      The Spin Doctor replied:
      Oh well if Liverpool can't win the league title race they can at least win the most impressive transfer race once again

  • Comment posted by teamfrommars, at 15:07 23 May

    Rack of Lamb says that Liverpool are forever in City’s shadow.......hilarious. We won’t be able to find rack of lamb on Saturday if Liverpool add a number 7 to their winners wall. Man City are a big fish in a small pond, buying and cheating your way to the league title means nothing. Liverpool dominate Europe.

    • Reply posted by Razz, at 15:10 23 May

      Razz replied:
      be fair, you're two successful teams, six champions league wins between you.

  • Comment posted by Jiggery Pokery, at 10:20 23 May

    Welcome to Liverpool FC, Fabio...

    It will be the best...

    & easiest decision that you ever made...

    Isn't it.

    • Reply posted by This Comment is being Woked, at 10:24 23 May

      This Comment is being Woked replied:
      distinct lack of Home Grown in that team.

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