Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Fabinho Joins Trabzonspor, Reuniting With Former Liverpool Teammate Salah
Fabinho is a 32-year-old football player from Brazil.
He has joined Turkish club Trabzonspor on a two-year contract, according to the club.
He was available because his time with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad had ended.
Trabzonspor says he will earn 4 million euros each year.
Fabinho previously played for Liverpool for five years.
There, he won several major trophies, including the Champions League and Premier League.
His former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah is also now playing for Trabzonspor.
The two players are therefore becoming teammates again.
Trabzonspor announced a two-year contract for 32-year-old Brazilian midfielder Fabinho on Monday.
Fabinho became a free agent after three seasons with Saudi club Al-Ittihad.
Trabzonspor said Fabinho will earn 4 million euros ($4.66 million) annually.
Fabinho previously spent five years at Liverpool, winning the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.
The move reunites Fabinho with Mohamed Salah, who joined Trabzonspor as a free agent earlier in August.
- Who
- Brazilian midfielder Fabinho, Trabzonspor and former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah are central to the report.
- What
- Trabzonspor announced that Fabinho had signed a two-year contract as a free agent.
- When
- The announcement was reported on Monday, August 25, 2026; Salah joined Trabzonspor earlier in August.
- Where
- Trabzonspor, in Trabzon, Turkey.
- Why
- Fabinho became a free agent after leaving Al-Ittihad, and the move reunites him with Mohamed Salah.
Transfer Confirmed
Transfer Initially Reported As Pending
Fabinho’s move to Trabzonspor
Transfer Confirmed
The first report says Trabzonspor announced Fabinho had signed a two-year contract and provided his annual salary.
Transfer Initially Reported As Pending
The other report described Fabinho as set to sign after the club posted a photo of him wearing its kit on a private jet and quoted him saying a familiar face awaited him in Trabzon.
- Player
- Fabinho
- Age
- 32
- Contract
- Two years with Trabzonspor
- Annual salary
- 4 million euros ($4.66 million), according to Trabzonspor
- Previous club
- Al-Ittihad, which Fabinho joined in 2023
- Liverpool spell
- Five years, including Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup victories
- Former teammate
- Mohamed Salah, who joined Trabzonspor as a free agent earlier in August
