Alisson reveals the influence of Firmino in his decision to join Liverpool

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By signing the number one Brazil and arguably the most in – demand goalkeeper, Liverpool has made another statement of intent in a year decidedly full of them. With two cup finals in three years, head-to-head domination against national rivals and a few broken transfer records, Jürgen Klopp and FSG are doing a decisive job to restore Liverpool's place among the European elite.

Part of this return to prominence, as was the case with Sadio Mané's role in recruiting Naby Keïta at Anfield, stories began to appear of Reds players featuring the traits of big clubs in gegenpressing transfer »To this end, Reds' supporters often joked that Roberto Firmino of Liverpool should use similar tactics in Liverpool's pursuit of fellow Alison while they were side by side in the Brazilian World Cup team. And according to the ex-Roma blocker, agent # 9 did it.

"When the negotiations became official, I spoke to [Firmino] and I only heard good things about the club and the city" The goalkeeper revealed to the LFCTV during his unveiling.

"C is a player who really feels at home here.He is loved by fans and very popular with his teammates."

"He is a great person and has only positive things to say. He said that if I came here, I would be really happy too, "says Alisson.

" By putting aside our friendship and the time we spent together with the national team, I'm really happy to To be in "I hope we can develop a lot of things together."

The fact that both spouses of players developed during the tournament in Russia has surely helped Liverpool is so often on the wrong side of these soft power tactics in recent years – that the departures of Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho, Xabi Alonso and others to more Spanish pastures can attest that it is good to be on the other end for once.