Richard Hughes can't miss out on deal for £80m Firmino 2.0

Richard Hughes can't miss out on deal for £80m Firmino 2. 0 Roberto Firmino will forever be a Liverpool legend. The Brazilian may not have scored as many goals as Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane but, the creativity he brought to the starting XI was second to none.

Firmino was one of the key cogs which made Jurgen Klopp's system work and, without him in between Salah and Mane, the Reds would've been nowhere near as good. Since the Brazilian's departure, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo have been tasked with filling the void he left behind. While there has been the odd occasion when the aforementioned duo lived up to Firmino's name, the Reds still haven't properly replaced him.

Most fans thought that Florian Wirtz would become their new creative spark but in reality, it's clear that another creative attacker still needs to be brought in if Liverpool want to become the best team in England once again. And, now that the summer transfer window is just around the corner, Richard Hughes has uncovered someone who could be just as good, if not better than Firmino for the Anfield outfit. Liverpool could look at signing Morgan Rogers in the summer Now that Salah is going to leave Liverpool at the end of the season , one of Hughes' main objectives will be to source his replacement.

Obviously, with how good the Egyptian King is, that's going to be a challenge but several players such as Yan Diomande and Michael Olise have been linked with a potential move to fill the gap. However, if the 2025-26 season has proven anything to Arne Slot and co. it's that they need more than one back-up for each position, no matter what.