Alisson Becker has said”I feel at home already” with Liverpool after he completed his first training session with his new club.
Alisson trained with the Liverpool squad for the first time on Tuesday at their five-day training camp in Evian, France.
The 25-year-old Brazil international, who joined from Roma in a £65 million deal earlier this month, was not present on the team’s preseason tour of the United States, having been granted an extended break after featuring at the World Cup.
“It has been a great day which I had been looking forward to,”Alisson told Liverpool’s official website on Tuesday. “I’ve had a good few resting days with my family but we all couldn’t wait to get the new season under way soon.
“It’s only my first day and I feel at home already.”
Alisson could make his first appearance for Liverpool in Dublin on Saturday as Liverpool take on Napoli in their penultimate friendly of the summer.
Jurgen Klopp’s side then play Torino at Anfield on Aug. 7 ahead of their Premier League opener with West Ham United five days later.
“Although these two weeks don’t seem like a long time, it’s enough for us to be ready for our first game against West Ham,” Alisson said. “We’ll play two friendlies before this game and I’m sure the hard work the squad have put in so far is going to help me become a member of the squad as quickly as possible so that I am 100 percent ready for our first game to kick off the Premier League in a good way.
“This initial training session has been useful for me to see what our playing style should be in the Premier League.
“It’s also showed me that the team are very well adapted to it and everyone seems to be physically fit, not to say technically — they’re all great players after all.
“I’m very happy to have them alongside me and to be a part of this project that Liverpool have and the great work they have been doing over recent years.
“I hope I can help and bring something extra to the team.”
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