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Alisson: Did you see how Liverpool announced superstar goalkeeper signing?
LIVERPOOL have finally signed goalkeeper Alisson – and this is how they announced his arrival at Anfield.
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After days of speculation, Liverpool finally confirmed their signing of Brazil international Alisson late last night.
The goalkeeper follows the likes of Naby Keita, Fabinho and Xherdan Shaqiri to Anfield as Jurgen Klopp continues to bolster his squad.
The Reds confirmed the move by releasing a video of their new man on their social media channels.
An out of focus Alisson – dressed in his new yellow goalkeeper kit – was seen catching a football and giving a thumbs up as he walked towards the camera.
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The clip was tweeted with the Brazil flag and red circle emojis as they emphasised the Brazilian was now a Liverpool player.
“I’m really happy, it’s a dream come true to wear such a prestigious shirt for a club of this size that is used to always winning,” he said.
“In terms of my life and my career it’s a huge step for me being part of this club and this family. You can be certain that I’ll give my all.”
The Reds secured their man for a world record fee worth up to £66.8million.
The 25-year-old has put pen-to-paper on a six-year deal with the club.
Liverpool manager Klopp spoke of the club’s excitement at securing a deal for Alisson.
“At one point in the last few weeks it came up, the opportunity to sign one of the world’s best goalkeepers – then it’s not a long thought, to be honest, it’s only that you need to have a little talk with the owners!” he said.
“They were quite excited, so we did it.
“I think it’s something we have to do. He has nothing to do with the price, we have nothing to do with the price, it’s the market, that’s how it is and we will not think a lot about it.”