Liverpool maybe close to getting their primary transfer target, Naby Keita, as reputed writer and columnist Gabrielle Marcotti has revealed that we have an “agreement in principle” with the RB Leipzig midfielder over his personal terms.
Reports had emerged on Thursday that the club were mulling over making an offer for the 22-year old, with the Mirror claiming that we were planning to break the club-record for transfer fees once again in the summer, by submitting an offer of £70 million.
Now Marcotti, who is a columnist with ESPN and The Times, has claimed on his Twitter Page that the club have reached an agreement with Keita regarding his wages and the length of the contract. All said and done, we are still yet to reach a deal with RB Leipzig.
Marcotti also stressed on the fact that all the agreement between the player and the club will not count to anything if Leipzig refuse to let go of the midfielder.
The German outfit are in no mood to sell one of their best players from last season, as they gear up towards making their debut in the UEFA Champions League in the upcoming campaign. Keita was the star for Leipzig on their return to the Bundesliga, as he scored 8 and assisted 8 goals from 31 league games, to help them to a surprise 2nd-placed finish.
However, this development pleased the fans to no end as they took to Twitter to share their excitement about the possibility of Keita’s arrival. And here we bring to you some of the best reactions:
That's my understanding… agreement in principle on wages/contract length
— Gabriele Marcotti (@Marcotti) June 30, 2017
Realize though that they would still need to agree with Leipzig. And agreements in principle only matter so much.
— Gabriele Marcotti (@Marcotti) June 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/BruiserRAWK/status/880713935980306433
My emotions better not be tampered with for nothing! Lets get him and move on😁
— chafiB 🐉 $MON.plena (@chafi_b) June 30, 2017
This just makes me incredibly uneasy after the VVD farce..
— Scott Groom (@ScottCGroom) June 30, 2017
#LFC prepare bid for #Keita pic.twitter.com/IFzK3t118D
— LFCZA 🇿🇦 (@LFCZA) June 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/Koloholic/status/880565921210925056
Keita is close to agreeing a 5-year deal with Liverpool #lfcnews
— Football Focus (@FootballFocusXD) June 30, 2017
