Arsenal made a late attempt to sign Fabinho before he joined Liverpool from Monaco, according to Sky sources.

The 24-year-old midfielder is admired by the Gunners’ new boss Unai Emery, who tried to sign him at Paris Saint-Germain.

It is understood Arsenal made attempts to land the player over the weekend but he had already decided to join the losing Champions League finalists.

Fabinho will officially join morocco kit world cup 2018 Liverpool on July 1, after successfully completing a medical at Melwood on Monday.

Sky sources understand Liverpool will pay £39.3m (€45m) plus a maximum of £4.3m (€5m) in add-ons.

“I am really excited about this move,” Fabinho told Liverpool’s official website. “This is something that I always wanted – this is a giant of a team. The infrastructures of the club look exceptional.

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