Fabinho has blunt view on Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk futures at Liverpool

Former Liverpool ace Fabinho, now at Al-Ittihad, has brushed off rumours that he's been trying to lure Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk to Saudi Arabia.

The Champions League and Premier League winner with Liverpool, who , is now in the company of football greats like Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante.

While there Liverpool was not prepared to let him go, and Al-Ittihad ended up signing Moussa Diaby from Aston Villa instead. With after the 2024-25 season, speculation is rampant.

However, Fabinho offered a blunt response in an interview with as he declared: "it's not my problem any more!"

He said: "I haven't talked to them lately and to be honest I didn't see any news about them coming to the Saudi League or leaving Liverpool," adding, "I know that some players like Mo, Virgil and Trent are at the end of their contract, and I think Liverpool are desperate to get them a new contract, but it's not my problem any more! ".

The 31-year-old ex-Monaco ace remains an avid follower of his old team and hasn't been taken aback by Liverpool's title challenge under Arne Slot, who replaced Jurgen Klopp.

As speculation swirls about the future of club stalwarts Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, fans weigh in with their predictions. The duo made their mark against Arsenal as Liverpool drew with the fellow title aspirants, and could be pivotal in the upcoming Carabao Cup match versus Brighton, despite being substitutes in the commanding 5-1 triumph over West Ham in the earlier round.

Slot addressed lineup considerations ahead of the Brighton encounter, citing injury constraints: "I don't think it's possible to do the same as we did against West Ham for the simple reason that we got some injuries, so we don't have maybe enough players to change them all if I wanted that," conceded Slot when speaking to the press.

"We played against Arsenal on Sunday, yesterday [Monday] was mostly recovery for everyone, so today when they come in – and they have to come in as we speak – we will find out how they all are and then we have to make a decision on who is going to start."