Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Saudi Arabian journalist, Ibrahim Al-Faryan, gifted Fabinho a Rolex wristwatch.
Brazilian midfielder, Fabinho, was left stunned after an Al-Ittihad fan gifted him a Rolex watch following his impressive display on his Saudi Pro League debut.
The former Liverpool midfielder excelled as Al-Ittihad got off to a winning start after thrashing Al-Raed 3-0 on Monday night.Â
After joining Al-Ittihad, Fabinho penned an emotional message to Liverpool: “In these five years, I grew as a player, as a man, I made dreams come true… Thanks to Liverpool, I played in the best stadium in the world, with the best atmosphere in the world, which is Anfield.
One fan opined:
“My gee thought he wanted a photo.”
The Saudi Pro League’s lucrative monetary offers are one of the main reasons why players are moving to the Middle East in chunks. The recent video between Fabinho and the fan was a glimpse of the country’s tremendous wealth.
Despite starting the game brightly, Al-Ittihad had to wait for an hour to break the deadlock after Karim Benzema spotted Abderrazak Hamdallah in the 58th minute.
Igor Coronado scored twice in the space of four minutes as Al-Ittihad strolled to a comfortable win.Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Sadio Mane keeps putting his country on the world map with his simple and patriotic lifestyle.
A few days after his multi-million dollar move to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the highest paid African player at the moment was spotted rocking a Senegalese made watch before the game against Al-Shorta in the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The home-made watch, designed by Gaindé collection, had symbols of Senegalese culture encrypted around it.
