Soccer-Trabzonspor sign Brazil's Fabinho for two years on free transfer


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Aug 24 (Reuters) - ⁠Brazil midfielder Fabinho has signed a two-year deal with Trabzonspor, ⁠the TurkishSuper Lig side announced on Monday, and will link ‌up with former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah.

The 32-year-old midfielder will receive a 2.6 million euros ($3.03 million) guaranteed fee and 1.4 million euros signing fee per season according to ​a Turkish stock exchange filing made by the ⁠team on Monday.

"An agreement has ⁠been reached for a two-year contract with ... Fabinho, who is currently in ⁠free ‌status," Trabzonspor posted on X.

Fabinho joined Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad in 2023 and won the domestic league after his five-year ⁠stint at Liverpool.

"A really special feeling to be ​playing with Salah ‌again ... I had the opportunity to play with him for five ⁠years in ​Liverpool. He is a person whom I respect a lot both for what he has done and what he will do," Fabinho said after arriving ⁠at Trabzon airport earlier on Monday.

Looking to reignite ​his chemistry with 34-year-old Salah, Fabinho said: "I will always try to do the best I can with whatever ability I have.

"Along with the experience ⁠and leadership that come from playing for so many years, I will always try to help my teammates."

Fabinho made 219 appearances for Liverpool, winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, Club World ​Cup and UEFA Super Cup titles.

Egypt forward ⁠Salah joined Trabzonspor as a free agent earlier this month.

Trabzonspor face Ferencvaros ​in the second leg of their Europa ‌League playoff on Thursday after a 1-0 ​loss last week.

($1 = 0.8575 euros)

(Reporting by Mirac Eren Dereli, Mohamed Yossry, Arda Dipova; Editing by Peter Rutherford and Ken Ferris)

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