Since signing for Liverpool in 2015, Roberto Firmino has always been a mainstay to fill the attacking sector along with Sadio Mane and Mohmaed Salah, which Jurgen Klopp is difficult to replace.
But over time, Firmino, who often suffered from prolonged injuries and his performance began to decline, made Klopp begin to not fully trust him to continue to be a starter.
Moreover, the presence of Diogo Jota from Wolverhampton Wanderers, makes the position of this Brazilian passport player, slowly starting to be shifted because Jota is more able to show his sharpness consistently.
Firmino who is not too sharp in scoring goals, Mirror Football also reports that Klopp has started to open up the possibility of releasing him, considering that Xavi Hernandez’s Barcelona have an interest in him.
Not only because Firmino’s appearance is slowly starting to decline, he is already 30 years old, reportedly the reason for the German coach to think not to collaborate with him again.
Roberto Firmino ‘has been offered to Barcelona for £16.5m next summer’ and Jurgen Klopp has ‘agreed’ to sell the Brazilian https://t.co/uLG10Qf0EP
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) January 17, 2022
This is because, the Reds want to overhaul their squad and are targeting a young 20-year-old striker, Jonathan David from Lille.
