Liverpool supporters will be well aware of the fact that Naby Keita is one of the players whose contract is set to come to an end at the close of this season and it appears that there has been an update on where his career will head next.
As reported by Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg on Twitter: ‘News #Keita: The 27 y/o is on verge to leave #LFC as a free agent in summer! Contract extension unlikely at this stage. Many clubs are interested to sign him. But he won’t join Galatasaray. His return to 🇩🇪 is not excluded’.
❗️News #Keita: The 27 y/o is on verge to leave #LFC as a free agent in summer! Contract extension unlikely at this stage. Many clubs are interested to sign him. But he won’t join Galatasaray. His return to 🇩🇪 is not excluded. Regular starter in the last 4 matches. @SkySportDE 🇬🇳 pic.twitter.com/DdNHN1Hfhk
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) February 6, 2023
So it seems as though the news many expected would be happening is somewhat closer to being confirmed, as our No.8 appears set to depart Anfield and end his five-year stay with the Reds.
The Guinean has arguably been the one major transfer mistake that has been made during Jurgen Klopp’s reign at the club as, despite flashes of brilliance, he hasn’t been able to consistently perform to a high level nor maintain his fitness.
It appears that he still has plenty of admirers in Germany given his success in a RB Leipzig shirt and so that may well be the final destination for the midfielder who inherited Steven Gerrard’s iconic shirt number.
If the 27-year-old does decide to move away from Merseyside then we obviously won’t recoup any funds for his services, however, this will increase the likelihood of a full midfield revamp in the summer.
Certainly, if James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain follow in his footsteps, there’s simply no excuse for not pursuing two to three new additions in the middle of the park given that we’ll be in need of quantity just as much as quality.
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FFS let the useless article go. Even the idea of a contract extension is farcical. Tell me this is a joke. He is garbage and most of the time injured or ill garbage.