Alisson is a goalkeeper with no flaws, according to Liverpool legend Steve Nicol, with the Brazil international a shrewd addition at £67 million ($86m).
Goal revealed on Wednesday that the Reds had agreed a fee with Roma for a long-standing target.
Jurgen Klopp was expected to be in the market for a new goalkeeper this summer after seeing Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius struggle to convince between the posts.
He has now gotten his man, with Alisson heading to England to put the finishing touches to a record-breaking transfer.
Nicol believes the deal makes perfect sense to Liverpool, even when taking into account a sizeable fee, with the former Reds defender telling ESPN: “I’m very happy.