Fabinho reveals the Liverpool player who was sending him messages before he agreed to sign
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Liverpool new boy Fabinho has revealed a Reds player was in contact with him prior to him joining the Anfield club from Monaco this transfer window.
Jurgen Klopp's men parted with £45million to land the Brazilian midfielder, who put pen to paper on a five-year contract, keeping him on Merseyside until 2023.
Fabinho met up with his new team-mates at Melwood recently where he trained as a Liverpool player for the very first team, ahead of the new season.
The Brazilian had been in contact with Klopp since the summer of 2017, and always looked destined to sign for Liverpool at some point, despite Manchester United's interest in him.
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But according to the man himself, a Liverpool first team player was also in contact with him, and in hindsight helped seal the deal.
Speaking to Four Four Two magazine, Fabinho said: "Firstly he [Roberto] sent me some messages saying that Jurgen Klopp had been following me for some time and liked my style of play.
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"Then, when we were close to finalising the deal, he started giving me some tips about life in the city. He told me Liverpool was a fantastic place, just a little cold every now and again!"
Reflecting on the day he finally agreed terms with Liverpool, he added: "That day was party day! We were both smiling at everything.
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"I was really anxious during all of the negotiations, so when it was time for me to sign the contract I couldn't have been happier - a dream come true.
"When I was doing the medical exams I couldn't stop asking people 'When does it finally become official?' You don't sign for one of the biggest clubs in the world every day you know!"