Liverpool may have spent a record fee on securing the services of Darwin Nunez but their best bit of business might just be signing Fabio Carvalho.
Signed for a fraction of the fee that Nunez was bought for, the diminutive attacking midfielder has already charmed Liverpool fans.
His performances in pre-season have shown fans he is something different and that he is an exciting talent capable of impressing in this team.
There isn’t a Reds fan out there who isn’t excited about the Portuguese midfielder.
Fabio Carvalho with a goal 2 minutes after coming on for Portugal’s U21s against Liechtenstein 🔥 pic.twitter.com/j6SXUcyl3G
— Anfield Edition (@AnfieldEdition) June 7, 2022
His Pre-Season highlights
In the three games of pre-season so far, Carvalho has stood out but he’s also been afforded a generous number of minutes so far.
That tells us one thing: Jurgen Klopp is a big fan. After all, why wouldn’t he be? He looks like the Philippe Coutinho re-gen that fans have been dreaming about.
From the highlights below you can see the skills he brings to the table – his low centre of gravity, acceleration and direct nature will serve him well in this Liverpool team.
Good morning Reds!
How exciting is Fabio Carvalho? Nice little highlights reel from last night by @FabioRole
Passing, vision and that glide….
pic.twitter.com/t16gU4pVhL— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) July 22, 2022
Likely to feature in the three-man midfield, he should be afforded more freedom to get forward and link up with the front three.
Don’t discount Klopp bringing out a 4-2-3-1 formation to help Carvalho operate in his favoured position – although this will likely just be against weaker sides where they will have a lot of possession or when a goal is desperately needed.
Clearly a natural talent, no one is getting carried away with Carvalho but one thing is for sure – £5m is an absolute bargain.
