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Liverpool have completed a £45m deal to sign Brazil star Fabinho.

Jurgen Klopp has moved swiftly after the disappointment of the Champions League final, to land the holding midfielder who was his number priority target of the summer.

And his spending won't stop there, with the Reds boss also planning a raid on Lyon for their brilliant forward Nabil Fekir, with a top class goalkeeper now also high on his list.

The two parties have announced Fabinho's move with a five year contract that will see the Brazilian international stay at Anfield until 2023.

Klopp first made an approach for Fabinho last summer, and has maintained contact with the player's club Monaco, to pull off a major coup for a player who was also wanted by Manchester United.

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"This is something that I always wanted – this is a giant of a team. The infrastructures of the club look exceptional," Fabinho said.

"A football club of this size coming after my services, I didn’t have to think that much about coming over.

"I will try to create my own history at this football club. Hopefully, on a personal level, I’m able to win titles with this club."

Liverpool will pay a fee of £40m down, with a further maximum of £4m structured in achievement-related bonus payments. The deal will officially go through on July 1.

United boss Jose Mourinho had fought to take the athletic midfielder to Old Trafford last summer, with the player's father saying at the time: "We have talked to Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, we have even been approached by Barcelona.”

Mourinho was preparing a further attempt to sign the player who has four caps for Brazil, but has missed out on his country's World Cup squad this summer.

Klopp was the decisive factor in the move and Fabinho is believed to have told his agent to end talks with other clubs, as he wanted to join Liverpool.

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But it seems that snub by his country has played a major factor in Fabinho choosing Anfield instead, after their thrilling run to the Champions' League final, and their high profile back home in Brazil.

Fabinho has seen how Liverpool's style of football under Klopp developed not only Philippe Coutinho and made him an automatic first choice for his country, but also took Roberto Firmino into the squad, as a likely starter this summer.

Klopp had identified the defensive midfield position as a priority after conceding he would not keep hold of Emre Can at the end of his contract, and had also monitored the position of Napoli's Jorginho.

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But with the Italian international set on a move to Manchester City, he maintained strong interest in Fabinho, who has developed into one of the most versatile and effective holding midfielders in the European leagues, after initially starting at Monaco at right back.

That versatility is important to Klopp, who is planning a major spending spree. The Reds are keen to push through a £50m deal for Fekir BEFORE the World Cup.

Yesterday, the France international's club Lyon insisted there is no rush to complete a transfer, with their president Jean-Michel Aulas suggesting he would prefer to wait until after the finals in Russia...while indicating a deal could be done.

But Fekir himself has revealed he wants talks immediately, as he looks to determine his future.

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Speaking on national television, he said: “There are discussions (with other clubs), it will take time I think. The president knows my desires and we'll talk about it in the next few days.”

Liverpool though, are aware of the pitfalls of waiting until after the World Cup, with the potential for rival bids for players...and a massive leap in price tag if the player has an impressive tournament.

The club's Sporting Director Michael Edwards has already made preliminary progress with Lyon in setting a transfer agenda, now he will try to push further in the hope of securing an agreement.

Klopp also wants a keeper, but is facing problems over the prohibitive size of the release clause for number one target Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid, and the difficulties of getting second choice Alisson out of Roma.