After Jota, it's Keita's turn to extend his contract at Liverpool

2022-08-05 11:09

Setelah Jota, Giliran Keita akan Perpanjang Kontrak di Liverpool

Naby Keita has opened negotiations with Liverpool over a contract extension.

LIVERPOOL -- Liverpool have extended the contracts of four players in the last two months. After completing new contract negotiations with James Milner, Mohamed Salah and Joe Gomez, the Reds have officially extended the duration of their partnership with Portuguese winger Diogo Jota.


The Reds management is rumored to be continuing with plans to extend the contracts of a number of players in the first team. Guinean midfielder, Naby Keita, is said to be soon signing a new contract with the Merseyside club.


"Naby Keita has opened negotiations with Liverpool regarding a contract extension. Currently, Keita's contract has entered its final year or will expire in the summer of 2023," wrote a Sports Illustrated report, Thursday (4/8/2022).

Italian football journalist who is also a transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, had said that Liverpool's management had held a number of meetings with representatives of the 27-year-old midfielder to discuss a contract extension. However, the negotiations are still in the early stages.

Keita started wearing the Liverpool shirt at the start of the 2018/2019 season. At that time, Keita was redeemed from RB Leipzig for a transfer value of 54 million pounds (Rp 970 billion). Keita also ranks fourth in the list of the most expensive players Liverpool have ever signed.

Unfortunately, Keita's appearance with the Reds is often colored by inconsistency and is often plagued by injuries. Keita is more often a substitute and a victim of rotation of players in Liverpool's midfield. This step was taken by Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp, to be able to maximize Keita's abilities and avoid injury.

From 23 times grazing in the English Premier League stage last season, Keita was recorded to appear as a starter in 14 matches. He also started just five times in 10 appearances in the Champions League. With these conditions, plus a salary that reaches 120,000 pounds per week, Keita was predicted to be released by the Reds. Even so, Klopp seems to still need the power of the former RB Salzburg midfielder, especially to maintain the depth of the squad in Liverpool's midfield. Not only that, from a financial perspective, Keita's contract extension is considered cheaper than Liverpool bringing in a new midfielder.






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