Liverpool have signed Brazilian international forward Roberto Firmino, the Premier League club said on Wednesday, with the BBC reporting the fee would be o29 million (41 million euros, $46 million).
The striker, currently on duty for Brazil in the Copa America in Chile, will join from Bundesliga club Hoffenheim.
“Liverpool Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim, subject to a medical which will take place immediately following the player’s participation in Copa America 2015 for Brazil,” the club said in a statement on its website.