Liverpool rejected a £15 million bid from Southampton for Fabio Carvalho less than 24 hours after the striker scored his second goal of their US tour.
Carvalho scored the first goal of the game after 10 minutes against Manchester United in South Carolina, continuing his promising form after netting in Arsenal's 2-1 win in Philadelphia three days ago.
Promoted Saints' bid falls “far short” of the amount Liverpool would like Carvalho to leave permanently, according to BBC Sport, who said new Reds manager Arne Slot is considering using the Portuguese in a 4-2-3-1 after impressing. alongside defender Sepp van den Berg during pre-season.
“This is what pre-season is all about!” 🙌
Fabio Carvalho's reaction to Philly's game 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/xra1wCg2fI
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 1, 2024
Liverpool transfer news: Will Carvalho stay?
Speaking this week, Carvalho told Liverpool's website that Slott will rely more on midfield play than his predecessor Jurgen Klopp, naming team-mates Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and Dominik Szoboszlai among the players the new manager will allow to use.
“It's about playing with them and finding me, Mo [Salah] and top players, like him [Diogo Jota], and in football,” explained Carvalho. “Being able to play in the third is what we want to do and what the manager wants to be our identity.”
“You want me to do things to protect myself first. You know what qualities I have. It's good to have someone who's always looking out for me, making sure I'm there – and that's what I got from the gaffer.”
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 4, 2024
Fabio Carvalho figures
Carvalho joined Liverpool from Fulham in July 2022 for £5m plus add-ons, scoring his first goal in a 9–0 home win over Bournemouth the following month.
Now 21, he made 21 appearances and scored three goals in his first season but made just three Premier League appearances for 11 minutes back in mid-October.
A season-long loan to RB Leipzig followed in 2023/24, although Carvalho returned to Liverpool in December, having played 15 times for the Bundesliga side.
Fábio Carvalho was named @EFLYoung Player of the Month for April 🏆
Congratulations, Fábs 👏#hcafc
— Hull City (@HullCity) May 17, 2024
Championship club Hull City then signed him on loan, with Carvalho producing nine goals and two assists in 20 games.
“It's good to get some minutes,” Carvalho said of playing on Liverpool's tour of the United States. “For young players like me – and for other very young boys – it's amazing and what you want to be a part of. Everyone got a chance to impress and we'll just go from there.”
Liverpool will host Sevilla in the first leg of their opening slot at Anfield on August 11 (12.30pm) before visiting Ipswich Town in their Premier League opener on August 17 (12.30pm).
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