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title: "Liverpool: Naby Keita ‘expected to leave’ this summer"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2023-02-28T15:41:27Z"
modified: "2023-02-28T15:41:27Z"
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# Liverpool: Naby Keita ‘expected to leave’ this summer

**[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) midfielder Naby Keita is ‘expected to leave’ the club in the summer transfer window, according to *The Athletic* journalist Andy Jones.**

### The Lowdown: Keita awful at Palace

The 28-year-old was handed a start away to Crystal Palace last weekend, as he looked to show [Jurgen Klopp](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/jurgen-klopp/) that he is worth persevering with beyond this summer.

Instead, Keita produced an awful first-half showing, losing the ball seven times, losing ten out of 12 total duels, picking up a yellow card and committing four fouls ([Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-liverpool/hsU)).

It led to Klopp substituting the Guinean at half-time, presumably because a sending-off seemed so likely, in what was the latest disappointing showing from him.

### The Latest: Summer exit expected

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/adjones_journo/status/1630133290131701760?s=20), [*The Athletic*](https://theathletic.com/4253028/2023/02/27/keita-liverpool-klopp-crystalpalace/)‘s Jones focused on Keita’s woeful display at Selhurst Park, adding that he is likely to move on at the end of the season:

> “Not for the first time, a night & performance to forget for Naby Keita. Klopp had no option but to take the midfielder off at HT.
>
> “Unlikely to be his last #LFC performance, but expected to leave in the summer, it’s tough to see how he starts many more.”

### The Verdict: More disappointment

There is no denying that Keita has ultimately underwhelmed in a Liverpool shirt, having arrived with such great expectations back in the summer of 2018.

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A constant stream of [injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/verletzungen/spieler/302215) have clearly played a big role in the midfielder’s struggles, affording him only [129 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/alletore/spieler/302215) in nearly five seasons, but his overall performances have also lacked consistency and influence.

That’s not to say that Keita hasn’t contributed to Liverpool’s great success in recent years, [winning](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/erfolge/spieler/302215) the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup, among other trophies, but he should indeed go when his contract [expires](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/profil/spieler/302215) this summer.

Virgil van Dijk once [hailed](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/403684-naby-keita-world-class-virgil-van-dijk) his teammate as a ‘world-class’ player but he hasn’t performed like that for some time now and he has been a rare flop in the Klopp era.