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title: "Fabinho turned down Manchester clubs for Liverpool, claims brother-in-law"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2019-11-21T17:00:22Z"
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# Fabinho turned down Manchester clubs for Liverpool, claims brother-in-law

Fabinho turned down the chance to join Manchester City and Manchester United, according to his brother-in-law.

The Brazilian moved to Liverpool in the summer of 2018, arriving with a big reputation from Monaco.

He has blossomed into a world-class midfielder for the Reds, proving to be one of the first names on Jurgen Klopp’s team-sheet.

Fabinho was wanted by a number of top clubs prior to moving to Anfield, however, before Klopp persuaded him to join.

Speaking to the [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/11/21/making-fabinho-counting-birds-jose-mourinhos-hotel-visit-jurgen/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/11/21/making-fabinho-counting-birds-jose-mourinhos-hotel-visit-jurgen/)*[Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/11/21/making-fabinho-counting-birds-jose-mourinhos-hotel-visit-jurgen/)*, Ricardo Assis claims his relative turned down both Manchester clubs, as well as Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus:

> Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus also talked to his agent, but it was Liverpool that made all the effort to sign him,” Assis said.

> Klopp showed him videos of the team, explained why he wanted to sign him.

> But he also made it clear that it wouldn’t be straightforward for him to be a regular starter from the beginning.

> Fabinho left the meeting determined to join Liverpool.

### Read Liverpool VerdicT

Fabinho is arguably the best defensive midfielder in the world at the moment, proving to be a huge influence for Liverpool.

His all-round game is bordering on perfect and he is mastering a position the Reds have struggled to fill since Javier Mascherano left back in 2010.

Fabinho may have made a slow start, but he hasn’t looked back since and is truly indispensable.

Thankfully, Klopp’s words swayed his thought process, rather than moving to one of Liverpool’s rivals.