{"id":1778,"date":"2018-01-15T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:32:09","slug":"naby-keita-will-not-join-liverpool-from-rb-leipzig-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/naby-keita-will-not-join-liverpool-from-rb-leipzig-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Naby Keita will NOT join Liverpool from RB Leipzig this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have been dealt a major blow in their efforts to bring forward the summer move of Naby Keita from RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds have been hoping to bring the Guinean midfielder\u2019s transfer forward this month even if it required them paying an extra charge.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Germans have decided against allowing him to leave early, and they released a statement saying he would remain a Leipzig player until June 30<sup>th<\/sup> this year.<\/p>\n<p>Keita was widely expected to join Liverpool this week, with reports in the German media claiming he would be playing his last game for the Bundesliga giants on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He did play that match against Schalke 04 and even opened the scoring, but that would not be his last game.<\/p>\n<p>Keita joined Leipzig from Redbull Salzburg before the 2016\/2017 season and was the best midfielder in the German league in his first season.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool wanted to sign him last summer, but the Germans refused.<\/p>\n<p> The Reds then struck an agreement that would see him join the for \u00a367 million next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Keita has scored 3 goals in 14 Bundesliga games this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have been dealt a major blow in their efforts to bring forward the summer move of Naby Keita from RB Leipzig. 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