Forward Roberto Firmino has confirmed that he will not be renewing his contract with Liverpool once its lapses in June. This means that the Brazilian will depart Liverpool after spending the last eight seasons with the club.

Manager Jurgen Klopp has been notified of Firmino’s decision to leave, however, he did not raise the subject during his press conference on Friday. Klopp did previously express his desire to keep Firmino at the club beyond June.

“He is really important, the link-up play, in tight areas and how we want to play,” Klopp said of Firmino. “Maybe he wouldn’t fit right with all the clubs in the world but to most definitely because having a player with his footballing intelligence, you can develop the game from here and score… He is so unselfish on top of that, and you don’t get that very often. He is a great player.”

During his time at Anfield, Firmino scored 107 goals in 353 appearances. He built up a key partnership with fellow attackers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to help Liverpool win the Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019 as well as the 2020 Premier League.

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Barcelona and Liverpool might get creative in attempts to move on from players they deem surplus to requirements. According to multiple reports from Spain, the two European powerhouses are discussing a swap deal that would see Memphis Depay head to Anfield and Roberto Firmino making way to Camp Nou.

Depay was already close to joining Liverpool back in 2015 before choosing Manchester United. On the other hand, Firmino was linked with Barcelona this past summer, but the move fell through after Liverpool felt the offer from the Spanish club just wasn’t good enough.

Barca has been active in trying to find someone to get Memphis Depay off their hands the whole summer, with the Dutch international being close to joining Seria A giants Juventus. However, salary issues nixed the move, and the 28-year-old ended up stuck in Spain. He played only two games in La Liga and managed to score once.

“I played less than usual, and it’s not something I am used to,” Depay told reporters last week. “But here you know you are going to play, so I am extra motivated and thankful.”

Roberto Firmino, on the other hand, has been pushing for Liverpool exit during the transfer window after it became clear he will going to fall down the pecking order in favor of Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, and the new arrival Darwin Nunez. The Brazilian ended up staying at Anfield after a lack of offers and has been playing quite well in 2022-23, scoring three goals and adding three assists in five Premier League matches.

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Juventus is looking towards Premier League as the Seria A powerhouse tries to bolster their attack. According to several reports, Juve made an approach for Roberto Firmino and has already offered €23 million to Liverpool in order to get the Brazilian striker to Turin.

It is believed Premier League club wouldn’t be happy about letting Firmino go, but this is likely their last chance to cash in on the player. The 30-year-old player is approaching the final year of his contract, and he isn’t interested in extending due to a lack of playing time.

Firmino only started 10 games in Premier League in 2021-22, scoring five goals and adding four assists. He is expected to be a backup option next season as well due to fierce competition up front that includes the likes of Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, and Luis Diaz.

Juventus, on the other hand, could use Firmino as a complementary option to Dusan Vlahovic. The club just lost Paulo Dybala in free agency and has been scrambling to get another attacker on board. One of the options was Inter’s efficient striker Edin Dzeko, but the Bosnian reportedly turned down the move.

Roberto Firmino has played a total of 327 games in all competitions for Liverpool since arriving in 2015. He scored 98 goals while adding 74 assists. 

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Liverpool forward Robert Firmino has suffered a serious hamstring injury, the club announced via a public statement on Friday. The injury occurred on Wednesday, with Firminho limping off the field during the Reds’ 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

According to manager Jurgen Klopp, the Brazilian attacker will most likely be unavailable through December. This news comes as Firminho was due to represent Brazil during their world cup qualifiers against Columbia and Argentine next week.

“Losing Bobby Firmino is a blow,” Klopp admitted during a news conference. The German manager further explained that while this serious injury looks like it will take more than four weeks to overcome, he remains optimistic as he believes Firminho to be a quick healer.

As a result of his injury, Firminho has been replaced by Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior in the Brazilian squad for the upcoming games.

Unable to appear in Arsenal’s upcoming Premier League fixture against West Ham United this weekend, Firminho is just of multiple injury concerns harbored by Liverpool. Currently, the Reds’ injured players include Curtis Jones, James Milner, Joe Gomez and Naby Keita.

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Two South American superpowers met for the right to play in the Copa America Final on Tuesday night, but only one could move on.

After a game in which Argentina created more chances but simply couldn’t find the net, Brazil won the right to play for the continent’s championship after achieving a 2-0 win over Argentina in Belo Horizonte.

It was yet another disappointment for Argentina and Leo Messi in an international competition, as they have now gone since 1993 without winning a major trophy.

Brazil managed only 4 shots all night, but its hyper-efficient 50% conversion rate was enough to carry them to victory. Their first goal came at the 19th minute to give them an early 1-0 edge when Gabriel Jesus buried a perfect cross from Roberto Firmino.

Argentina had plenty of opportunities to tie up the score after Jesus’s goal. Sergio Agüero looked to have beaten Brazil goalie Alisson Becker shortly after the opener, but his header went off of the crossbar.

Becker then went on to make a stunning save to deny a perfect shot by Leo Messi on a free kick in the 66th minute.

The home side wrapped it up with a goal just five minutes later by Firmino. They didn’t play their best match, but their fortune combined with Argentina’s bad shooting night was enough to get the job done.

Now, they’ll advance to play either Peru or Chile in the competition’s final.

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The worst possible news came to Liverpool at just the wrong time on Monday afternoon.

Two key members of the Reds’ attack, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah, have both been ruled out of Liverpool’s crucial Champions League semi-finals match against FC Barcelona on Tuesday night.

Already facing a 3-0 deficit after being dominated at Camp Nou last week, Jurgen Klopp’s side now must come back without two players that have combined to score 42 goals this season.

Firmino will miss the match after sustaining a “muscular injury” in practice last week after Liverpool’s match against Barcelona. The Brazilian striker wasn’t cleared to play on Tuesday night, and he might not even be back in time for Liverpool’s Premier League match this weekend.

Salah’s injury is even more devastating for Liverpool. The Reds’ biggest star and the author of 26 total goals this season suffered a concussion in an aerial collision against Newcastle United on Saturday. Despite wanting to play, doctors did not clear him due to a serious head injury.

If Liverpool is able to overcome these players’ crucial injuries and advance past Barcelona, it would truly be an accomplishment to go down in the history books.

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Forward Roberto Firmino has confirmed that he will not be renewing his contract with Liverpool once its lapses in June. This means that the Brazilian will depart Liverpool after spending the last eight seasons with the club.

Manager Jurgen Klopp has been notified of Firmino’s decision to leave, however, he did not raise the subject during his press conference on Friday. Klopp did previously express his desire to keep Firmino at the club beyond June.

“He is really important, the link-up play, in tight areas and how we want to play,” Klopp said of Firmino. “Maybe he wouldn’t fit right with all the clubs in the world but to most definitely because having a player with his footballing intelligence, you can develop the game from here and score… He is so unselfish on top of that, and you don’t get that very often. He is a great player.”

During his time at Anfield, Firmino scored 107 goals in 353 appearances. He built up a key partnership with fellow attackers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to help Liverpool win the Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019 as well as the 2020 Premier League.

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Barcelona and Liverpool might get creative in attempts to move on from players they deem surplus to requirements. According to multiple reports from Spain, the two European powerhouses are discussing a swap deal that would see Memphis Depay head to Anfield and Roberto Firmino making way to Camp Nou.

Depay was already close to joining Liverpool back in 2015 before choosing Manchester United. On the other hand, Firmino was linked with Barcelona this past summer, but the move fell through after Liverpool felt the offer from the Spanish club just wasn’t good enough.

Barca has been active in trying to find someone to get Memphis Depay off their hands the whole summer, with the Dutch international being close to joining Seria A giants Juventus. However, salary issues nixed the move, and the 28-year-old ended up stuck in Spain. He played only two games in La Liga and managed to score once.

“I played less than usual, and it’s not something I am used to,” Depay told reporters last week. “But here you know you are going to play, so I am extra motivated and thankful.”

Roberto Firmino, on the other hand, has been pushing for Liverpool exit during the transfer window after it became clear he will going to fall down the pecking order in favor of Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, and the new arrival Darwin Nunez. The Brazilian ended up staying at Anfield after a lack of offers and has been playing quite well in 2022-23, scoring three goals and adding three assists in five Premier League matches.

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Juventus is looking towards Premier League as the Seria A powerhouse tries to bolster their attack. According to several reports, Juve made an approach for Roberto Firmino and has already offered €23 million to Liverpool in order to get the Brazilian striker to Turin.

It is believed Premier League club wouldn’t be happy about letting Firmino go, but this is likely their last chance to cash in on the player. The 30-year-old player is approaching the final year of his contract, and he isn’t interested in extending due to a lack of playing time.

Firmino only started 10 games in Premier League in 2021-22, scoring five goals and adding four assists. He is expected to be a backup option next season as well due to fierce competition up front that includes the likes of Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, and Luis Diaz.

Juventus, on the other hand, could use Firmino as a complementary option to Dusan Vlahovic. The club just lost Paulo Dybala in free agency and has been scrambling to get another attacker on board. One of the options was Inter’s efficient striker Edin Dzeko, but the Bosnian reportedly turned down the move.

Roberto Firmino has played a total of 327 games in all competitions for Liverpool since arriving in 2015. He scored 98 goals while adding 74 assists. 

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Liverpool forward Robert Firmino has suffered a serious hamstring injury, the club announced via a public statement on Friday. The injury occurred on Wednesday, with Firminho limping off the field during the Reds’ 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

According to manager Jurgen Klopp, the Brazilian attacker will most likely be unavailable through December. This news comes as Firminho was due to represent Brazil during their world cup qualifiers against Columbia and Argentine next week.

“Losing Bobby Firmino is a blow,” Klopp admitted during a news conference. The German manager further explained that while this serious injury looks like it will take more than four weeks to overcome, he remains optimistic as he believes Firminho to be a quick healer.

As a result of his injury, Firminho has been replaced by Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior in the Brazilian squad for the upcoming games.

Unable to appear in Arsenal’s upcoming Premier League fixture against West Ham United this weekend, Firminho is just of multiple injury concerns harbored by Liverpool. Currently, the Reds’ injured players include Curtis Jones, James Milner, Joe Gomez and Naby Keita.

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Two South American superpowers met for the right to play in the Copa America Final on Tuesday night, but only one could move on.

After a game in which Argentina created more chances but simply couldn’t find the net, Brazil won the right to play for the continent’s championship after achieving a 2-0 win over Argentina in Belo Horizonte.

It was yet another disappointment for Argentina and Leo Messi in an international competition, as they have now gone since 1993 without winning a major trophy.

Brazil managed only 4 shots all night, but its hyper-efficient 50% conversion rate was enough to carry them to victory. Their first goal came at the 19th minute to give them an early 1-0 edge when Gabriel Jesus buried a perfect cross from Roberto Firmino.

Argentina had plenty of opportunities to tie up the score after Jesus’s goal. Sergio Agüero looked to have beaten Brazil goalie Alisson Becker shortly after the opener, but his header went off of the crossbar.

Becker then went on to make a stunning save to deny a perfect shot by Leo Messi on a free kick in the 66th minute.

The home side wrapped it up with a goal just five minutes later by Firmino. They didn’t play their best match, but their fortune combined with Argentina’s bad shooting night was enough to get the job done.

Now, they’ll advance to play either Peru or Chile in the competition’s final.

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The worst possible news came to Liverpool at just the wrong time on Monday afternoon.

Two key members of the Reds’ attack, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah, have both been ruled out of Liverpool’s crucial Champions League semi-finals match against FC Barcelona on Tuesday night.

Already facing a 3-0 deficit after being dominated at Camp Nou last week, Jurgen Klopp’s side now must come back without two players that have combined to score 42 goals this season.

Firmino will miss the match after sustaining a “muscular injury” in practice last week after Liverpool’s match against Barcelona. The Brazilian striker wasn’t cleared to play on Tuesday night, and he might not even be back in time for Liverpool’s Premier League match this weekend.

Salah’s injury is even more devastating for Liverpool. The Reds’ biggest star and the author of 26 total goals this season suffered a concussion in an aerial collision against Newcastle United on Saturday. Despite wanting to play, doctors did not clear him due to a serious head injury.

If Liverpool is able to overcome these players’ crucial injuries and advance past Barcelona, it would truly be an accomplishment to go down in the history books.

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