Liverpool are reportedly set to make one final offer to seal the transfer of Naby Keita by bidding a club-record £75million for the RB Leipzig midfielder.
The Guinea international has been linked time and time again with the Reds throughout this summer, while the likes of Manchester City and United are also thought to be admirers of his.
Keita shone for Leipzig last season and looks one of the most exciting young players in Europe right now, with Liverpool prepared to smash their transfer record to get him.
Jurgen Klopp forked out £37m on Mohamed Salah earlier in the summer to eclipse the previous club-record move for Andy Carroll, but the German tactician seems prepared to more than double that for Keita.
Keita was hugely impressive for RB Leipzig last season (Picture: Getty)
According to the Independent, this will be Liverpool’s third and final offer for the 22-year-old, with his club proving tough negotiators so far in this transfer window.
Club owner Dietrich Mateschitz said earlier this week: ‘We don’t sell any of our players just to get money. Lately we got a €75m offer for Naby Keita. No way!
‘He has a contract and he will fulfil it. To sell him would not only be a proof of distrust to our fans but also the wrong sign for our players like Timo Werner, who is in demand too.’
Naby Keita's 2016/17 Bundesliga season
Keita is said to have a clause in his contract that means he can leave for just £48m next summer, but Liverpool are clearly desperate to land him now, perhaps due to an apparent lack of strong interest from other clubs this year.
The Merseyside giants could do with strengthening in midfield having lost the long-serving Lucas Leiva this summer, while Emre Can is also being linked with Juventus.
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