Liverpool to go back in for Fabio Carvalho transfer in summer after narrowly missing deadline day cut-off for Fulham ace

LIVERPOOL are expected to go back in for Fabio Carvalho this summer – after running out of time to sign the Fulham wonderkid on deadline day. The Reds were in negotiations all throughout the final day of the transfer window of Carvalho, 19, as Fulham drove a hard bargain. Eventually Liverpool agreed to the West Londoners’ […]

LIVERPOOL are expected to go back in for Fabio Carvalho this summer – after running out of time to sign the Fulham wonderkid on deadline day.

The Reds were in negotiations all throughout the final day of the transfer window of Carvalho, 19, as Fulham drove a hard bargain.

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Fulham starlet Fabio Carvalho, 19, could yet move to Liverpool when his contract runs out[/caption]

Eventually Liverpool agreed to the West Londoners’ conditions of fee, sell-on clause and to loan him back to Craven Cottage for the rest of this season.

But they failed to complete the necessary paperwork in time before the 11pm deadline to get the deal over the line.

Liverpool remain hopeful of landing the attacking midfielder this summer on a pre-contract agreement when his Fulham contract expires.

They can negotiate a compensation fee with the Cottagers to avoid going to a tribunal.

That was what happened with Harvey Elliott‘s switch from Fulham to Anfield in 2019, where the Reds were ordered to pay around £4million two years later.

Carvalho has been interesting a number of Premier League clubs, including Southampton.

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The Lisbon-born creator has seven goals this season to help Fulham move five points clear at the top of the Championship.

And the Cottagers’ desire to keep him until at least the summer was underlined by boss Marco Silva last week.

He said then: “Fabio will be with us until the end of the season.

“I would like to see him here for more years.

“From day one I have been trying to keep him. It is not a surprise that clubs are interested in Fabio. We are talking about a young player with big talent.

“The situation is not easy because he is in the last year of his contract, but that is the reality.

“It has been difficult for us to renew with him, but we are trying.

“It is always difficult with a player of this talent – even with a contract it is difficult to keep him, and without it is even worse.”

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