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2018 summer transfer window: Every Liverpool deal ranked and rated

By Russell Hughes

BURY, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Naby Keita of Liverpool controls the ball during a pre-season friendly match between Bury and Liverpool at Gigg Lane on July 14, 2018 in Bury, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
BURY, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Naby Keita of Liverpool controls the ball during a pre-season friendly match between Bury and Liverpool at Gigg Lane on July 14, 2018 in Bury, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) /
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CHESTER, ENGLAND – JULY 07: Fabinho of Liverpool during the Pre-season friendly between Chester FC and Liverpool on July 7, 2018 in Chester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Lynne Cameron/Getty Images) /

11. Fabinho

This transfer really took everyone by surprise. There was hardly any Twitter gossip, no frantic articles and no excitement building up among the fanbase. One day Fabinho was a Monaco player and the next, as if by magic, he was a Red.

And it’s really one that Liverpool have been crying out for. The Brazilian is a proper defensive midfielder, and Klopp hasn’t had one of those during his entire stint on Merseyside.

Fabinho should offer more protection to the back four and shore up the leaks that can stop the Reds becoming serious title challengers. If Emre Can was the paper over the cracks, Fabinho should be the cement.

Transfer rating: 8/10

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