Liverpool have confirmed that Fabinho will not be traveling with the team on their pre-season tour of Germany.
The Brazilian midfielder has been offered the opportunity to join league champions Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, who have already signed Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and Jota this summer.
As sources reported earlier this week, Fabinho is keen on a move to the Middle East.
Liverpool named their 32-man squad on Saturday morning and there was no sign of Fabinho, who has been left at home as behind-the-scenes talks continue.
Interestingly, fellow midfielder Jordan Henderson was included despite receiving his own offer from Saudi Arabia.
Henderson has been targeted by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard, who currently manages Al Ettifaq, and is said to be considering a move, despite Jurgen Klopp’s desire to keep his captain back.
Liverpool pre-season squad
Goalkeepers: Alisson, Adrian, Caoimhin Kelleher, Marcelo Pitaluga, Vitezslav Jaros, Fabian Mrozek
Defenders: Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas, Andy Robertson, Joel Matip, Nat Phillips, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah, Calum Scanlon
Midfielders: Thiago, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Jordan Henderson, Stefan Bajcetic, Bobby Clark, Melkamu Frauendorf, James McConnell
Forwards: Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota, Ben Doak, Lewis Koumas
