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Some Liverpool fans welcome Fabrizio Romano claim about Fabinho

Some Liverpool fans have reacted to a claim from Fabrizio Romano that the club are ready to open talks with Fabinho about a new deal.

The Brazilian has been in superb form again this season, filling in at centre-back largely for the injured Virgil van Dijk/Joe Gomez.

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Despite having to mainly play in his second position, Fabinho has been one of the Reds’ best players and regularly comes in for plaudits.

Since his £43.7 million move in 2018 (), the South American enforcer has been simply brilliant for Liverpool.

His consistency and quality is abundantly clear, and high-profile journalist Romano has reported the club see him as an ‘untouchable’ and want to tie him down to a new contract.

that Fabinho is in line for an increase on his current £100,000-a-week wages to bring him to just below the very top earners like van Dijk, Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino.

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An improved contract for Fabinho is no less than he deserves, with his versatility and intelligence two hugely important attributes for Jurgen Klopp.

On social media, some Liverpool fans were delighted to learn the club are ready to offer him fresh terms: