Fabinho out of Liverpool squad following Saudi bid

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho has not travelled with the squad to their training camp in Germany after the club received an official bid for the player.

The Brazil international has been linked with a move to Al-Ittihad, one of four Saudi Arabian clubs owned by the country's Public Investment Fund.

Reports suggest the Saudi Pro League champions, managed by former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo, are willing to pay £40million for a player who turns 30 in October.

The PA news agency reports the receipt of a "serious, official offer" prompted discussions within the club which resulted in a decision, taken in consultation with Fabinho, to withdraw the player from the squad which flew out on Saturday.

Captain Jordan Henderson, who has also been the subject of speculation linking him to a reported £700,000-a-week offer from Al-Ettifaq - managed by former team-mate Steven Gerrard - has travelled with the squad as there has been no bid for him as yet.