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title: "Liverpool: Naby Keita top of Borussia Dortmund’s wish list"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2022-09-26T17:05:06Z"
modified: "2022-09-26T17:05:06Z"
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# Liverpool: Naby Keita top of Borussia Dortmund’s wish list

**[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) midfielder Naby Keita is at the top of Borussia Dortmund’s wish list next summer, according to a fresh transfer rumour which has emerged.**

### The Lowdown: Keita’s injury troubles continue

The Guinean’s time at Anfield has been extremely frustrating, with [fitness problems](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/verletzungen/spieler/302215) continually holding him back in his quest to reach his potential.

Once again, Keita finds himself on the treatment table, having [not played a minute](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/243510/Show/Naby-Ke%C3%AFta) of [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) action so far this season, and his return date is [tentatively set](https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php) for next month.

The 27-year-old is [out of contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/profil/spieler/302215) at Liverpool next summer, and despite his stop-start Anfield career, he likely won’t be without suitors if he decides to move on.

### The Latest: Dortmund eye up Keita move

According to [Bild](https://sportbild.bild.de/bild-plus/bundesliga/vereine/borussia-dortmund/borussia-dortmund-heiss-auf-star-des-fc-liverpool-81433714,view=conversionToLogin.sport.html), Dortmund see Keita as a primary transfer target in 2023 as they eye him up on a free transfer.

Jude Bellingham is widely [expected to leave](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiRuNCLjLL6AhWjlFwKHaHHAFwQFnoECB8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.footballfancast.com%2Fliverpool-transfer-rumours%2Fliverpool-jurgen-klopp-jude-bellingham-fsg-premier-league-transfer-latest-news-update-lfc&usg=AOvVaw1DWG7GA3yFN5CZkOMKAepH) the Bundesliga giants at the end of the season, so it could be that the Liverpool man is seen as a replacement for the 19-year-old in the middle of the park for Dortmund.

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### The Verdict: Right time to leave?

Keita is an excellent player when he is fit and firing – Virgil van Dijk has [called](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/403684-naby-keita-world-class-virgil-van-dijk) him ‘world-class’ in the past – but his inability to stay fit is a huge problem for Jurgen Klopp.

The Guinean has only started [72 games](https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1324) in four-and-a-bit years for Liverpool, so for that reason, next summer could be the time to finally part ways with the midfielder, potentially even bringing in Bellingham in a cash-plus-player deal.

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Ultimately, Keita’s Reds career looks set to be defined as an [injury-prone](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/verletzungen/spieler/302215) one if he can’t rid himself of his fitness woes.

If he can prove himself once he returns to action, there [may be a chance](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-naby-keita-transfer-dortmund-25104839) of him signing a new deal, but it feels more logical to let him go judging by his time at Anfield so far.