Lucas Leiva believes new Liverpool team-mate Roberto Firmino will follow in Philippe Coutinho’s footsteps.
As mentioned in Liverpool Echo, Lucas was buoyed by the £29 million swoop for the Hoffenheim attacker who is now the second most expensive signing in the club’s history. Lucas said: “He has been playing in Germany, which is a very similar league to the one in England. I think it will be hard straight away and it will be just a case of him having to adapt to the club, the language and the way the manager wants us to play. Firmino is a goalscorer. He plays for the national team like a number 9. He moves a lot, he is not just static. I don’t think he is the same as Philippe [Coutinho], who is more of a creator. Hopefully there will be a good link between the two. It’s the same as when Coutinho arrived; I just want to make sure he feels comfortable, show him around the city and the club. Hopefully he will be a big signing like Philippe has been."
Lucas Leiva believes new Liverpool team-mate Roberto Firmino will follow in Philippe Coutinho’s footsteps.
As mentioned in Liverpool Echo, Lucas was buoyed by the £29 million swoop for the Hoffenheim attacker who is now the second most expensive signing in the club’s history. Lucas said: “He has been playing in Germany, which is a very similar league to the one in England. I think it will be hard straight away and it will be just a case of him having to adapt to the club, the language and the way the manager wants us to play. Firmino is a goalscorer. He plays for the national team like a number 9. He moves a lot, he is not just static. I don’t think he is the same as Philippe [Coutinho], who is more of a creator. Hopefully there will be a good link between the two. It’s the same as when Coutinho arrived; I just want to make sure he feels comfortable, show him around the city and the club. Hopefully he will be a big signing like Philippe has been."
