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title: "Liverpool: Reds in talks with Naby Keita over new deal"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-reds-in-talks-with-naby-keita-over-new-deal-klopp-salah-mane-fsg/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2022-06-07T16:10:19Z"
modified: "2022-06-07T16:10:19Z"
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# Liverpool: Reds in talks with Naby Keita over new deal

**[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) are expected to agree a new deal with midfielder Naby Keita in the near future, according to reliable journalist Paul Joyce.**

### The Lowdown: Keita’s best season yet

The Guinean enjoyed arguably his best season in a Reds shirt in 2021/22, finally managing to remain relatively injury-free and playing his part in a great campaign.

Keita made [40 appearances](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/243510/Show/Naby-Ke%C3%AFta) in all competitions, including 23 in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/), with Jurgen Klopp hailing him as ‘[one of the best midfielders I ever saw](https://www.rousingthekop.com/2022/01/14/jurgen-klopp-believes-naby-keita-is-one-of-the-best-midfielders-hes-ever-seen/)‘.

The 27-year-old’s current Liverpool deal [expires](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/profil/spieler/302215) in 2023, but it looks as though his stay at Anfield will be prolonged.

### The Latest: Joyce drops contract claim

According to [*The Times*](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/james-milner-agrees-one-year-contract-extension-with-liverpool-pnpg92vm7)‘ Joyce, the Reds are in discussions with Keita over a new contract – one that would keep him at the club for several more years to come.

He is expected to accept the offer, having joined Liverpool from RB Leipzig back in 2018, before officially moving there a year later.

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### The Verdict: Deserves a new deal

Keita remains a [divisive](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-naby-keita-jurgen-klopp-17821608) figure with Reds supporters, with some adoring him and others feeling he has flattered to deceive, but last season was proof of what he can offer.

As mentioned, he managed to stay largely fit, which has been an [issue](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/verletzungen/spieler/302215) in the past, and an [86% pass completion rate](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/243510/Show/Naby-Ke%C3%AFta) was accompanied by an average of 2.0 tackles per game – Virgil van Dijk has even [described](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/403684-naby-keita-world-class-virgil-van-dijk) him as ‘world class’, which speaks volumes.

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Finally strutting his best stuff on Merseyside, Keita fully deserves a new deal and the hope is that he still has another gear to find, as he heads into what could be the peak years of his career.

***In other news, Liverpool are believed to have given up on signing one player. Find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-reds-give-up-on-signing-barcelona-youngster-gavi-lfc-salah-mane-klopp/).***