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title: "Liverpool overcame Arsenal in Fabinho pursuit"
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author: "Abdullah Mulla"
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published: "2019-10-24T11:00:31Z"
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# Liverpool overcame Arsenal in Fabinho pursuit

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has admitted that the Gunners were beaten to the signing of Fabinho by Liverpool.

The Brazilian midfielder was a target for numerous clubs but Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool managed to secure his signature.

![Jan Kruger/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/10/1182651946.jpg)

The 26-year-old is now one of Liverpool’s key players and has gone from strength to strength at the Merseyside club.

As quoted on the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal/arsenal-lost-out-to-liverpool-in-fabinho-transfer-battle-reveals-emery-a4269366.html), Emery said:

> In France, I loved Fabinho a lot. He was in Monaco and I wanted to sign for PSG. When I arrived here, also his name was on the table to achieve to sign him, but he signed for Liverpool.

> The first six months he didn’t play, it was an adaptation. But now he is amazing.

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Klopp was very clever about how he introduced Fabinho into his starting side.

The midfielder was not involved heavily for the Reds for a few months and many fans began to complain and became worried.

However, Klopp knew exactly what he was doing and Fabinho is now arguably Liverpool’s best midfielder.

Beating Arsenal to his signature was a huge transfer victory for the Reds and another example of the massive appeal that the club holds to players all over Europe.