Liverpool’s new signing Fabinho spoke to this month’s FourFourTwo magazine claiming that Roberto Firmino messaged him about the club before he signed, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Fabinho and Firmino know eachother from both playing for the Brazilian national side and Fabinho spoke of how the two discussed Liverpool before he sealed his move.
Firstly he (Roberto) sent me some messages saying that Jurgen Klopp had been following me for some time and liked my style of play.
Then, when we were close to finalising the deal, he started giving me some tips about life in the city. He told me Liverpool was a fantastic place, just a little cold every now and again!
Liverpool’s new Brazilian signing went on to speak of his delight at signing for such a historically successful club and where manager Jurgen Klopp has said he may feature in the starting line-up.
I’ve been following the club closely in the last few years and they’ve improved greatly under Jurgen Klopp.
He’s said I might play in a few different positions but the plan is to use me in midfield and I’m available to play wherever he needs me. He left the best possible impression.
He told me the calendar is demanding in England and that he needs players like me. It was a huge honour to hear such a compliment and that’s what I wanted for my career – a move to a big club that knew they could count on me.
When it was time for me to sign the contract I couldn’t have been happier – a dream come true. When I was doing the medical exams I couldn’t stop asking people ‘When does it finally become official?’. You don’t sign for one of the biggest clubs in the world every day you know!
A club with Liverpool’s history wants you? Come on, you just pack your bags and go! It will be an honour to wear the famous red shirt.
For a club like Liverpool, a good season means trophies. Perhaps we can win the Champions League; we were so close to winning it last season. I’m optimistic about the future and I’m looking forward to winning a lot of titles with Liverpool.
