Roberto Firmino pictured in Liverpool shirt for the first time since £28million Anfield switch
Chief executive Ian Ayre flew to Chile to personally
oversee negotiations with the Brazilian star and close out a deal that
makes him their fifth summer signing
The move will be officially rubber-stamped once Brazil's Copa America involvement is concluded when a medical will be completed.
Reds ' chief executive Ian Ayre flew to Chile to personally oversee negotiations with the Brazilian star and close out a deal that puts him second to Andy Carroll in the club's most-expensive deals.
Liverpool made an 11th hour attempt to hijack a Manchester United move for Firmino, and agreed a deal with the player’s German club Hoffenheim.
The 23-year-old is currently with his home nation at the Copa America, and it was his goal against Venezula that fired the Samba Stars into a quarter-final showdown with Paraguay.