Lucas Leiva is hoping that new signing Roberto Firmino will have the same impact at Liverpool as Luis Suarez.

Liverpool have made quite a splash in the transfer market this summer by bringing in no less than six new players to the club but the man who has excited the Reds' faithful the most is Brazilian forward Firmino.

Firmino has arrived from German club Hoffenheim for a fee of around £29million and with a reputation as one of the finest young players in the world.

Liverpool midfielder Lucas is also looking forward to seeing his Brazilian compatriot in action and has expressed his hope that Firmino can have the same impact as Suarez did at Anfield before his big-money move to Barcelona.

Lucas told the Liverpool Echo : "When I heard we were signing him, I thought it was a good signing for us because I have been following him for a while. I haven't met him yet, I only know him from watching the national team. He has got a good record for Brazil - four or five goals in nine games which is great.

"He has only started to play for Brazil in the last six months but he has potential and we have seen in the national team that he can perform. He has been playing in Germany, which is a very similar league to the one in England. I think it will be hard straight away and it will be just a case of him having to adapt to the club, the language and the way the manager wants us to play.

"We will see where he fits in. He showed in Germany what he is capable of and hopefully he will be able to adapt as soon as possible. Listen, I remember when Suarez arrived at Liverpool and people didn't know much about him.

"Hopefully he will be the new Suarez because that would be great for the club but it is not fair to put that pressure on him now. I think he has got all the attributes to be a great player for the club, for sure."