A medical is due on Thursday as the young Liverpool attacking midfielder prepares for a loan with no option to buy
After a disappointing first season at Liverpool, 20-year-old Anglo-Portuguese attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho is set to complete his move to RB Leipzig for the 2023/24 season in the coming days, with a medical due on Thursday.
It’s the latest from David Lynch, who is linked with the club, and says Carvalho has been cleared to travel to Germany for his medical ahead of a move that will see Liverpool appear to be gaining ground without an option to buy having been agreed.
Both Leipzig and Carvalho were aiming for a permanent deal and the Bundesliga club remains hopeful that, despite the nature of the loan deal, the player could stay with the club permanently even after the end of the next football season.
Their determination to sign the player speaks to a belief in his talent which will hopefully translate into meaningful playing time, a potential issue which has been one of Carvalho’s main concerns during the move to a squad. high level on a temporary contract.
So far there has been no indication the Reds could try to turn Leipzig’s interest in Carvalho into an advantage as rumors turn their attention to 22-year-old Leipzig and Hungarian attacking midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai.
However, if Liverpool theoretically see Szoboszlai as a viable alternative to Khéphren Thuram and Ryan Gravenberch, one would imagine there would be an opportunity to give Carvalho and Leipzig the permanent transfer they want to help finalize this deal.
