Naby Keita will a success at Liverpool, reckons Sadio Mane.
Sadio Mane has told The Telegraph he is confident that Naby Keita will do “great” things at Liverpool and says that the midfielder cannot wait to arrive.
The 23-year-old officially joined Liverpool last summer but spent last season with RB Leipzig.
Keita, who cost the Premier League giants £52 million [The Liverpool Echo], will join up with his new Reds team-mates in July.
Mane, a Senegal international, is friends with the Guinea midfielder, and the 26-year-old is very optimistic that Keita will do big things on Merseyside.
He told The Telegraph, before Saturday’s Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid: “He is my good friend. He said after we reached the final, ‘congratulations, I am looking forward to coming’. He will do great. He is a great player and he will do very well.”
Mane and Keita briefly spent time together as Red Bull Salzburg team-mates, so the former Southampton star is certainly qualified to offer an insight into Keita’s potential.
His arrival will certainly give Liverpool an extra dimension in midfield and fans are naturally looking forward to seeing what the club’s money has bought.
Keita managed nine goals from 30 starts across all competitions for the German outfit last season.
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