The Liverpool squad looks set for an enormous overhaul this summer. Five players are out of contract and it’s not currently clear if any of them will be retained into 2023/24 or potentially beyond.
The best asset among them – as the only man who won’t be in his thirties next season – is Naby Keita. The Guinean is the Reds’ fourth most expensive signing of all time, though hasn’t been able to deliver his best form on a consistent basis thanks to a succession of fitness injuries.
And according to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany, Keita is ‘on the verge’ of leaving the club at the end of his contract. Cynical Kopites might argue that a player so infrequently available barely needs replacing but Liverpool’s number eight is their sole midfielder of peak age. They will need somebody who offers a similar skillset, and ideally Jurgen Klopp will gain multiple options too.
