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Medical today: Liverpool agree to sign Naby Keita for club-record fee - reliable journalist
By Harry Sykes
Naby Keita is undergoing a Liverpool medical today (Monday) as he completes a sensational transfer to the club, according to a reliable journalist.
Times correspondent Paul Joyce has claimed on his personal Twitter account that the Merseysiders have agreed a club-record deal with RB Leipzig for the central midfielder.
Joyce reports that Keita, 22, will officially join Liverpool on 1 July next year after the two clubs reached an agreement.
Liverpool will not only meet the £48million release clause inserted in Keita’s contract, which comes into effect in the summer of 2018, but also pay an additional top-up premium.
Keita having medical today. Officially joins on July 1, 2018.
Lvpl paid premium now on top of next summer’s £48million release clause.— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) August 28, 2017
Liverpool agree club record deal with RB Leipzig for Naby Keita which will see him sign NEXT SUMMER.
— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) August 28, 2017
It is set to bring to an end the Premier League giants’ summer-long pursuit of Guinea international Keita, who has been long earmarked as one of Jurgen Klopp’s main targets.
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The dynamic midfielder had an outstanding debut Bundesliga season for Leipzig after signing in the summer of 2016.
In other Liverpool transfer news, the Merseysiders have tabled a fresh jaw-dropping bid for Monaco attacker Thomas Lemar in a fresh to sign him by Thursday.
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