NEW Liverpool signing Fabinho celebrated his £44million transfer from Monaco on a private jet with his partner Rebeca Tavares.
Tavares took to Instagram to share behind-the-scenes footage of the day her husband joined Jurgen Klopp’s side, including videos toasting with champagne and kissing the badge.
Tavares’ loyalties have switched from Monaco to Liverpool as she kisses the badge (Instagram: @rebecas.tavares)
Fabinho and his wife Rebeca Tavares took a private jet to Liverpool yesterday (Instagram: @rebecas.tavares)
Tavares gleefully exclaims “We are Reds, baby!” when toasting the transfer and the couple were joined by Taveres’ brother Julio Sarmento and his partner Lays Reis on the plane as they celebrated the big money move.
The contract, which was completed alongside super agent Jorge Mendes and former Barcelona and Chelsea player Deco, is expected to be a five-year deal running until 2023.
Fabinho signed for Liverpool yesterday after five successful seasons at Ligue 1 club Monaco and will join on July 1.
He is seen as the ideal replacement for Emre Can, who is out of contract next month at Anfield and looks set to join Juventus.
Tavares posted a photo at Liverpool’s Melwood training ground yesterdayCredit: Instagram, @rebecas.tavares
Fabinho drinks champagne in the new Liverpool shirt (Instagram: @rebecas.tavares)
The couple were joined by Taveres’ brother Julio Sarmento and his partner Lays Reis (Instagram: @rebecas.tavares)
Tavares provided behind-the-scenes footage on her Instagram story (Instagram: @rebecas.tavares)
Fabinho unsurprisingly looked in a joyous mood after the £44million move was completed (Instagram: @rebecas.tavares)
Fabinho spent five seasons at Monaco but missed out on Brazil’s World Cup squadCredit: EPA
Fabinho married Tavares in 2015Credit: Instagram, @rebecas.tavares
Tavares and Fabinho will be switching Monaco for Merseyside this summer (Instagram: @rebeca.tavares)
Tavares does enjoy a selfie on her Instagram page (Instagram: @rebeca.tavares)
Liverpool fans will no doubt get more insight into their new signing’s summer based on Tavares’ Instagram posts (Instagram: @rebeca.tavares)
Tavares, 22, will have to get used to the cooler, wetter English weather (Instagram: @rebeca.tavares)Credit: Instagram, @rebecas.tavares
Fabinho often posts images from her luxury holidays with Fabinho (Instagram: @rebeca.tavares)
But despite his impressive season this term, scoring eight goals, the defensive midfielder was left out of Brazil’s World Cup squad for this summer’s tournament.
Fabinho cited phonecalls with fellow Brazilian Roberto Firmino as one of the convincing factors in joining Liverpool, who are thought to have been more personal in their pursuit of the 24-year-old.
The move means Fabinho and Tavares will be moving away from the heat and glamour of Monaco to move to north-west England.
But Liverpool fans will no doubt be able to keep up with the pair’s exotic holidays this summer through Tavares’ Instagram page.
Fabinho has already hinted that Lyon playmaker Nabil Fekir would make a useful addition at Anfield, too, and has been tipped as a £60million replacement for Philippe Coutinho.
A goalkeeper is also expected to be high on Klopp’s transfer wish list this summer with Roma stopper Alisson among the favourites to come in and replace Loris Karius and Simon Mignolet.
