Brazilian midfielder Fabinho has been left out of Liverpool's upcoming preseason friendly.

The Reds are doing without their anchorman in the past few weeks, as he closes in on a move to Saudi Arabia.

Fabinho, who is only 29, is not in the 27-man squad for the club's Singapore games against Leicester City and Bayern Munich.

Reports in England have suggested that a deal between Fabinho and Al-Ittihad is close.

There was an issue pertaining to the player's pets not being allowed to enter Saudi, but that appears to have resolved itself.

Selling Fabinho and Jordan Henderson will allow Liverpool to splash the cash on Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia, per The Mirror.