As soon as Roberto Firmino heard that he would be fulfilling his European dream and joining German club Hoffenheim in late 2010, his immediate thought was to get a tattoo.

Hoffenheim soon agreed a deal with Tombense, Firmino’s club at the time, and he arrived in his new, colder, harsher surroundings in the New Year. “He was an 'unwritten paper',” Pfannenstiel ...

Roberto Firmino has broken into the Brazil squad this year after a fine Bundesliga campaign with Hoffenheim. Paul Gilham/Getty Images Brazil international Roberto Firmino is set to leave the ...

Roberto Firmino's move to Hoffenheim in 2011 was off the back of clever scouting. Firmino joined the German club for £3.5million from Brazilian outfit Figueirense in 2011.

Hoffenheim's Roberto Firmino of Brazil kicks the ball during a German first division Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich in Sinsheim, Germany, Saturday, Nov.2, 2013.

Liverpool have announced the signing of Hoffenheim's Roberto Firmino, subject to the forward completing a medical. Firmino, 23, has agreed a long-term contract with Liverpool and will undergo a ...

Roberto Firmino didn't impress initially at Hoffenheim (Image: GETTY) Ernst Tanner, Hoffenheim’s former sporting director, was the man who pushed for a move to sign Firmino back in 2011.

Liverpool's signing of Roberto Firmino in 2015 established the first building block for an eventual attacking big three that has brought Champions League and Premier League glory to Merseyside ...

Roberto Firmino will leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Brazil international had been offered an extension to stay at Anfield beyond this summer, but after ...

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino was signed by Hoffenheim in 2011 after the German side's director of football discovered him on Football Manager. Lutz Pfannenstiel has revealed that he first ...

The Brazilian signed for Liverpool back in 2015 from Hoffenheim. Forming a deadly attack alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Firmino helped Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool win everything there was to ...