"Hopefully I will be picked. That would mean I would start the pre-season here with Liverpool and then later on I would go to the Olympics. I need to wait for the squad to be picked but hopefully I will go," said the Brazilian international.
"I know that would mean me missing some games for Liverpool, and that is not good. But for Brazil the Olympics is like the World Cup because Brazil has never won the gold medal.
"I need to think about the Olympics and I will speak with Rafa about this."