The revolving door at Liverpool will continue this season as well, it seems that Raheem Sterling will be sold by the club as Manchester City prepare another bid, this time in the region of £50 million, which is sure to test the resolve of Liverpool. While the club are set to lose out on one star, they are in negotiations to bring in a future Brazilian star in Hoffenheim’s Roberto Firmino.
The 23-year-old is away with the Brazilian team taking part in the Copa America and has been one of the plus points for a rather average Brazilian side, especially with Neymar being banned from the tournament, Firmino would have an added weight over his shoulders to perform and guide Brazil to the Championships.
Although losing out on Sterling would be a big blow for a club which lost Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard in successive seasons, however Firmino could be that star which Liverpool really need as they try to reclaim a position in the Champions League for next season.
One of the best Bundesliga talents out there
Firmino was at the heart of everything good that Hoffenheim did last season, he is one of the highest rated Bundesliga players out there only behind to Arjen Robben and Kevin de Bruyne based on stats from Whoscored.com.
Firmino is the complete attacking package and he loves to play either as a forward or just behind the main striker, the Brazilian had scored 7 goals and provided 10 assists in the Bundesliga last season while Raheem Sterling provided 7 assists and scored 7 goals last season in the league for Liverpool. Firmino is also one of the best dribblers of the ball and his close control saw him rank second only to Karim Bellarabi of Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.
The attacker would be a brilliant option for the club but there is one sour point in all this, his shots to goals conversion ratio isn’t the highest and that was something that really hurt Liverpool last season. Firmino does have time to develop and is known to help out defensively as well, he was one of the top tacklers in the attacking third last season in the Bundesliga and that would be a great asset for the Brazilian if he does play for Liverpool and the high pressing style that Liverpool are known for.
Firmino was second in the list of players who won the ball in the final third in the Bundesliga last season and that would be great for any team. Liverpool fans have not had much to cheer about in the transfer window this season, but signing Firmino should provide some excitement for next season, however Liverpool need to be sure about finishing the deal soon, otherwise it could end up as another Sanchez or Willian deal, with some other club coming in and swooping him away.