Liverpool Football Club have agreed a deal with RB Leipzig for Naby Keïta but he won’t complete his transfer to Anfield until next year.
The 22-year-old midfielder has undergone a medical today and will officially complete his transfer to Liverpool on July 1st 2018.
Keïta was going to be available for £48million next summer due to a release clause in his contract but the Reds have agreed to pay a premium on top of that to secure a deal with Leipzig now.
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Leipzig rejected a £66million offer from Liverpool last month insisting that they wouldn’t do business during the current transfer window and they stuck to their guns.
We informed you that we expected Liverpool to approach Leipzig again before the window closed so although the confirmation of a last ditch attempt to sign him didn’t surprise us, we weren’t sure whether an agreement would be reached. That, however, has been the case and we are delighted to inform you thatKeïta is Anfield-bound. We think this will prove to be a great bit of business for the Reds.
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