Liverpool want to secure the long-term future of Roberto Firmino and reflect his status as one of the team’s most important players.

Jürgen Klopp regards Firmino — who is waiting to hear from the FA whether he will face any action over allegations that he racially abused the Everton defender Mason Holgate in last week’s Merseyside derby — as the engine of his team and the plan to keep the Brazilian, who has two more seasons to run on his present deal, at Anfield was being discussed even before Philippe Coutinho’s £142 million move to Barcelona.

According to the Football Leaks website, Firmino has a complex, incentivised contract with bonuses depending on the number of goals he scores. For the first five goals of the