Liverpool ‘near agreement on a new contract for midfielder Naby Keita’ despite mixed success at Anfield – after entering the final year of his deal
- Liverpool are reportedly close to extending midfielder Naby Keita’s contract
- Keita, 27, joined the Reds in summer 2018 in a £53million deal from RB Leipzig
- The Guinean has generally been used as a squad player under boss Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool are close to extending Naby Keita’s contract, according to reports.
The central midfielder has entered the final year of his deal at Anfield.
And as reported by the Sun, the Guinean star and the club are nearing an agreement on fresh terms to keep him on Merseyside.
Liverpool are reportedly close to extending the contract of midfielder Naby Keita (right)
Club chiefs want to keep him as there is an understanding it would be expensive to replace him
Keita, 27, has had mixed success at Anfield since arriving from RB Leipzig in a £53million deal in summer 2018.
One game into his fifth season, he has played 117 times in all competitions, scoring 11 goals.
The 50-cap international has also won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Club World Cup and Community Shield in his time at the club.
Keita has won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Club World Cup and Community Shield in his time at the club but never nailed down a first-team slot
But he has generally been used as a squad player, never fully nailing down a first-team slot in Jurgen Klopp’s midfield.
Yet club chiefs are willing to keep him because there is an understanding it would be expensive to replace him, and Keita is open to the prospect if the terms are right.
He was ruled out of Liverpool’s surprise opening-day 2-2 draw against Fulham due to illness.
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