Carvalho joins Brentford from Liverpool

Fabio Carvalho has signed for Brentford in a deal worth an initial £22.5 million, with a further £5 million in add-ons.

According to a statement obtained from Sky Sports on Monday, Liverpool will receive a 17.5 per cent sell-on clause as part of the package for the 21-year-old attacking midfielder.

Carvalho, who had also attracted interest from Southampton and Leicester, has signed a five-year contract, with Brentford holding the option of an additional year.

“Fabio is a player with a lot of qualities,” Brentford boss Thomas Frank said on the club’s official website. “He can play in all of the front three or four positions in a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 formation. His best position is probably as a No. 10 or coming in from the left.

“Offensively, he has great abilities on the ball: he can go past players, slide a pass, create chances, and get on the end of chances. He’s the type of player we don’t have many of in the squad, so he will add something extra for us.”

Carvalho joined Liverpool for £5 million in 2022 after emerging as one of Fulham’s most exciting youth graduates.

He scored 12 goals in 44 appearances for the west London side, most of which were in the Championship during their promotion campaign.

Fulham secured a 20 per cent sell-on clause as part of that transfer, which will be payable from the proceeds of the profit from Carvalho’s move to Brentford.

Carvalho played 21 times for Liverpool, scoring three goals.
He impressed on loan at Hull during the second half of last season, scoring nine goals in 20 Championship games, following a spell at RB Leipzig earlier in the campaign.

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