Roberto Firmino deal not linked to Raheem Sterling

Liverpool’s £29 million (€40m) deal to bring Brazil forward Roberto Firmino to Anfield will not impact on further summer spending or change their stance on want-away winger Raheem Sterling.

The Reds will pay about £22m (€30m) for the Hoffenheim player with add-ons likely to make the 23-year-old the club’s second most expensive signing in their history, after the £35m (€49m) purchase of Andy Carroll in January 2011.

Firmino, who will undergo a medical after his involvement in the Copa America is over, has agreed a five-year contract with the Reds after chief executive Ian Ayre flew out to Chile and finalised the deal.