Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher says manager Jurgen Klopp must keep hold of Roberto Firmino.

Firmino's current contract with Liverpool expires next summer and there have been no indications that a new offer is on the table.

Speaking to Football Daily, Carragher said: "I don't think it's a risk losing him for nothing. I have felt for a couple of years now that Firmino would see this contract out and move on for nothing.

"I think getting £19m or keeping Firmino next season, I would probably keep him. The situation Liverpool find themselves in, they don't want to be caught short.

"I think Firmino will have a big role. Listen, Nunez might take time to settle and he is playing in the Premier League. And that's not just about his ability, it's about coming to a different league.

"So, I think Firmino could be really important this season and I think he might actually start the first few games of the season and I can imagine Nunez coming off the bench."

"I am not quite sure about the Juventus links. Obviously, we have spent a lot of money on a striker and Juventus play a 4-3-3, if I am not mistaken, so I couldn't see Firmino playing wide or going there to be an understudy," Carragher added.

"The links may be true, I don't know, but I would keep him."