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title: "Liverpool: African source makes Naby Keita exit claim"
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published: "2022-06-01T16:12:12Z"
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# Liverpool: African source makes Naby Keita exit claim

**[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) midfielder Naby Keita is a target for Paris Saint-Germain and could follow Sadio Mane out the Anfield exit door, according to a report from Guinean outlet [Imedias.net](https://www.imedias.net/mercato-le-psg-pret-a-casser-la-tirelire-pour-naby-keita/).**

### The lowdown: High expectations

Signed for a then club-record £48million from RB Leipzig in 2017 ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41075272)), Keita arrived on Merseyside 12 months later with a weight of expectation to impress from the outset.

Despite showing fleeting glimpses of his first-class ability, the Guinean struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League and picked up regular [injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/verletzungen/spieler/302215) throughout his first three seasons at Anfield.

However, having made [40 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/302215) across all competitions in 2021/22, Keita had appeared to turn a corner in terms of fitness and availability.

### The latest: PSG keen

As per [Imedias.net](https://www.imedias.net/mercato-le-psg-pret-a-casser-la-tirelire-pour-naby-keita/), an outlet in the player’s homeland, French Ligue 1 winners PSG are ‘ready to welcome’ Keita to their ranks this summer with an offer in the region of €50million (£42.5million) expected.

It’s claimed that ‘sources’ have informed the outlet that the Parisien club ‘respectfully follows his situation’ and have placed the [48-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/nationalmannschaft/spieler/302215/verein_id/3856) Guinea captain on the ‘short list’ as incoming Sporting Director Luis Campos weighs up possible targets.

Ironically, the report goes on to say that the man hailed as ‘[outstanding](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE7AMgUha2g) by Jurgen Klopp and [‘one of the best midfielders’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE7AMgUha2g) he’s ever seen could be lined up as a successor to former Anfield favourite Gini Wijnaldum.

The player [shares an agent](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roof/beraterfirma/berater/2295) with Mane, so perhaps the Reds are not on the best of terms with the duo’s representatives.

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### The verdict: Tough call

Deciding what should happen with Keita is a difficult judgement to make for the Reds and in particular Klopp.

Starting on [25 occasions](https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/GamesPerSeason/1324-131) out of those aforementioned 40 outings, the dynamic maestro is clearly a preferred option of the German boss, but there can be no guarantees that the [injury issues](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/verletzungen/spieler/302215) that plagued the 27-year-old’s early career at Liverpool won’t return in the future.

With the likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain already [reportedly](https://theathletic.com/3342618/2022/06/01/liverpool-transfers-salah-premier-league/) on the way out, at the mooted price, there will undoubtedly be a temptation to cash in on Keita and spend the combined funds on a more reliable midfield option to bolster the options at Klopp’s disposal.

***In other news, Fabrizio Romano has dropped a key Liverpool transfer update. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-adio-mane-transfer-gossipnews/).***