Liverpool reached an agreement last summer to sign Keita from the Bundesliga club for £48m at the end of this season. However, Klopp wants to bring that deal ahead by 6 months.
Earlier today, the German club released a notice stating that Keita won’t leave in this month.
“Naby Keita will remain an RB Leipzig player until 30th June 2018. We wish to put the speculation about a January move to Liverpool to bed,” the statement read.
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The German club’s director Ralf Rangnick added: “We won’t allow Liverpool to sign him early, even though they have shown renewed interest to bring him in during this transfer window.”
OFFICIAL: Naby #Keïta will remain an #RBLeipzig player until 30th June 2018. We wish to put the speculation about a January move to @LFC to bed. pic.twitter.com/Cilx09m24e
— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) January 14, 2018
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