Liverpool will have to smash club transfer record to sign Red Bull Leipzig’s £60m midfielder Naby Keita
LIVERPOOL will have to smash the club transfer record if they want to sign Red Bull Leipzig’s Naby Keita.
The Bundesliga club rate the midfielder at up to £60million and Jurgen Klopp would have to exceed the £35m the club paid for Andy Carroll six years ago.
Naby Keita has had an outstanding season for Red Bull LeipzigEPA
It is testament to the club that they have qualified for the Champions League despite spending far less than some of their wealthier rivals.
And after Leipzig’s rise to second place in the Bundesliga this season, it is no surprise some of their top names are being earmarked.
Naby Keita has been rated at £50m to £60mGetty Images
The Guinea international, 22, has been tipped to thrive in the Champions League for Leipzig, but with Klopp’s side also in the qualifying rounds for the competition next season, Keita could be tempted to join the Anfield club.
But Leipzig’s chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff said: “We have decided not to sell any player from our starting line-up.
Liverpool are also interested in bringing Virgil van Dijk to Anfield from SouthamptonRex Features
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“Ralf Rangnick [sporting director] told this to our team at the end of the season.
“We will keep our team together and keep on developing.”
Now West Ham striker Carroll is still the record signing for the club after his £35m move in January 2011 under Kenny Dalglish.
Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk is also a top target but he would also cost in excess of £50m.
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