Naby Keita has acknowledged that his decision to join Werder Bremen will have caught fans by surprise after leaving Liverpool at the end of his contract.
The Guinean won every major prize during his five seasons with the Reds, but his Anfield career was ultimately blemished by injury following his £52.75m switch for RB Leipzig in the summer of 2018. In his final season with Liverpool, he would register just 13 appearances, starting only three times in the Premier League, with his last appearance came in late-February when he was substituted at half-time away at Crystal Palace following a dismal showing.
Despite such struggles, it was still a surprise to see the 28-year-old sign for a side who were relegated from the Bundesliga as recently as 2021. While they secured an immediate return to the top-flight, they finished 13th in the table this year, three points above the relegation play-off place.
