"We know how good they are"- Fabinho on MacAllister & Szoboszlai

Liverpool have had a very proactive summer transfer window so far. The Reds announced just after the end of the season the arrival of Alexis MacAllister from Brighton, and last week, Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig.

The two new signings are due to join the squad as they begin preseason training, and returning midfielder Fabinho gave an interview to welcome the newcomers.

“We lost, I think, three midfield players that were really important for us in the last maybe five, six years. It’s good to bring some good players in that position because we will need [them],” the Brazilian told Liverpool's media.

“In the way we play, the intensity we play, we always need not just three or four but maybe six players in this position [in the squad]. So yes, it’s good to have these two players with us now. We played against them already, so we know how good they are. It’s good to have them in the team.”

Liverpool lost a quartet of key players at the end of last season, with Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain among those to bid the club farewell. Fabinho remains positive about the rebuild facing the club, however.

“Yes, football is like this. Sometimes we will lose some very good friends. That’s the case with Bobby; he’s gone, so I wish him and his family all the best", the midfielder said.

“We have to focus on the players that we have now. At the moment, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai have arrived. I didn’t see them yet, they have a couple more days of holidays. We just hope that they will be ready to be with us. We will help them in the adaptation and hope they will be ready and get the ideas of the team as quick as possible.”

 

July 9, 2023