Fabio Carvalho has sparked discussion on his future after several not-so-subtle Instagram comments were spotted amid speculation over a summer move. Liverpool’s No. 28 has played just 21 times in his debut season, and less than 24 hours after the season concluded his future already looked destined to be away from Anfield. Reports of a “big money bid” from a Champions League club – said to be RB Leipzig – being rejected by Liverpool, with contradicting reports over the club and player’s preference over a loan or permanent move, have further fueled the speculation.
Carvalho posted on Instagram and in the end it was his comments to replies on his post that garnered attention. The first comment said ‘next top model’, to which Carvalho replied ‘all I do now’, while the other, from Man United’s Anthony Elanga, said ‘Fresh home…’ and ‘soon’ was the reply. These comments could be harmless, but on a day when his future was thrust into the spotlight, it perhaps does not take too much to read between the lines. The particular comment relating to modelling being “all I do now” is reflective of him being given more of the spotlight for the club’s collaboration with Converse than time on the pitch. The 20-year-old did not sign for Liverpool to be a model for campaigns but he has previously acknowledged his time at the club has taught him “patience and the importance of taking your chances.”
It remains to be seen whether Carvalho will find a club who will call upon him regularly on loan or a permanent transfer, but one can only hope that this story does not have a sour ending.