Speaking on the Blood Red Podcast, Jamie Carragher has been discussing Naby Keita and his Liverpool career to date.
Keita signed for Liverpool with a lot of hype and expectation. He was seen as one of the best midfielders in Germany during his time at RB Leipzig, but since arriving at Anfield, he’s largely blown hot and cold.
Keita has been fantastic in spells, but he’s been inconsistent to say the least since arriving on Merseyside.
Carragher echoed that sentiment, and he says that Keita hasn’t been the player Liverpool thought they were signing when he arrived.
What’s been said?
Carragher spoke about Keita.
“He is the strangest player I’ve ever seen,” Carragher said.
“I will watch him play and not be convinced then I’ll go on Twitter and someone’s put some stats up. And you think he almost ticks the boxes for all that if you’re crunching the numbers.
“I know we do that on the TV and I know that’s how Liverpool look at players, I get all that, but no one can convince me that Keita’s been a success for Liverpool. He’s done well, he’s done ok, but he has one year to go, the club haven’t given him that new contract.
“When everyone is fit it’s a toss-up as to whether or not he’s been in the first XI. Klopp has never consistently picked him. He’s done well, but it’s not what we thought we were getting.”
Not worth it
Keita hasn’t been a bad player for Liverpool by any stretch of the imagination, but when you consider that he cost £52m, you have to say that he’s not been worth the money.
Look at the type of players Liverpool have signed for less than that amount – Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Thiago all arrived for smaller fees and have all arguably been much better than Keita.
The Guinean just hasn’t managed to be consistent since arriving in England, and for that reason, he has to be regarded as an underwhelming signing.
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