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Liverpool are on the brink of making their first signing of the summer transfer window with a £39.3million swoop for Monaco midfielder Fabinho.

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp wants to sign the Brazil international to replace the departing Emre Can, who is expected to imminently join Juventus on a free transfer.

Klopp is keen to rebuild his midfield this summer with Naby Keita already on his way with a deal having been agreed last year with RB Leipzig.

And Fabinho, who has been on Liverpool's radar since last year, is the man they want in the defensive midfield role vacated by Can.

Liverpool are ready to pay 45m euros (£39.3m) up front with a maximum 5m (£4.4m) in bonuses to Monaco for the 24-year-old.

Fabinho has been courted by several leading clubs including Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.

The club announced the deal later on Monday evening.

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A report in French news outlet RMC Sport on Sunday stated Fabinho, who can also operate at right-back, has been impressed with Liverpool's run to the Champions League final this season and wants to be a part of the Premier League.

He began his career with Fluminense in Brazil, before moving to Rio Ave in Portugal. He later spent time on loan at Real Madrid as a teenager but featured in the first team for only 14 minutes.

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The midfielder was part of the Monaco side that beat Manchester City on the way to reaching the Champions League semi-final in 2017 and has scored an impressive total of 31 goals in 230 games from largely defensive positions.

Fabinho has four caps for the Brazil but hasn't played for the national team since 2016 and hasn't been named in their 23-man squad for the World Cup.

Liverpool are determined to complete as much business as they can before the World Cup begins in less than three weeks, and are also pursuing Lyon attacking midfielder Nabil Fekir .