Fabio Carvalho has signed for Brentford in a deal worth an initial £22.5 million, with a further £5 million in add-ons.
According to a statement obtained from Sky Sports on Monday, Liverpool will receive a 17.5 per cent sell-on clause as part of the package for the 21-year-old attacking midfielder.
Carvalho, who had also attracted interest from Southampton and Leicester, has signed a five-year contract, with Brentford holding the option of an additional year.
“Fabio is a player with a lot of qualities,” Brentford boss Thomas Frank said on the club’s official website. “He can play in all of the front three or four positions in a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 formation. His best position is probably as a No. 10 or coming in from the left.
“Offensively, he has great abilities on the ball: he can go past players, slide a pass, create chances, and get on the end of chances. He’s the type of player we don’t have many of in the squad,…