Liverpool’s Sadio Mane is keen to link up with Naby Keita.
Liverpool winger Sadio Mane has expressed his excitement at Naby Keita’s immiment switch to Liverpool.
Keita agreed a deal to move to Liverpool in the summer, and will officially become a Reds player on July 1.
The Red Bull Leipzig star is expected to become a first choice starter in Liverpool’s midfield next season.
Mane is especially excited about the arrival of his teammate-to-be, as he played alongside him at Red Bull Salzburg.
He is quoted by the Liverpool Echo: “He’s a friend for me. Even not a friend, he’s like a brother. Because we keep in touch all the time, talking.
“We’re lucky to have him. He’s an unbelievable player.”
Keita just needs to see out the final few months of his season with Red Bull Leipzig before he can officially become a Liverpool player.
Having a player he already knows well at the club, Sadio Mane, will be a big benefit to him, and could also benefit the Senegalese winger too.
Keita’s Leipzig currently sit in fifth place in the Bundesliga. They finished third in their Champions League group and were entered in the Europa League where they will face Napoli.
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