Fabinho reveals Firmino played part in his £44m move to Liverpool

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho has revealed Roberto Firmino played a part in his £44million move to the Reds from Monaco last summer.

Fabinho has himself been a key figure in Liverpool's second-placed finish in the Premier League and their progress to the Champions League final.

The Brazilian has disclosed that compatriot Firmino helped him make the switch from Ligue 1 to Liverpool in the Premier League last May.

'I remember that after one of my games for Monaco, against Marseille, where I'd played well and scored, Firmino sent me a message and we started to talk,' he told Esporte Interativo.

'He said: "the coach asked about you, what I thought about you, I talked you up a little bit".

'We exchanged some messages for a while and I asked him some things about Liverpool and that was it for a while.

'Then Liverpool reached my agents, made them aware of the interest and set up a meeting with Klopp. We talked about his ideas for the team, work routine, tactics, physical training.'