Liverpool to sign Naby Keita for club-record fee next summer
Liverpool have agreed a club-record deal to sign RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita next summer, according to Sky sources.
Sky Sports News understands the Reds will pay the £48m release clause that will allow Keita to join the club, as well as an undisclosed premium.
Keita will undergo a medical on Monday and officially join Liverpool on July 1 2018. The fee will also surpass the £39.5m paid to Roma for Mohamed Salah this summer.
Liverpool previously ended their pursuit of the 22-year-old in July having had two bids rejected by the Bundesliga club.
A senior official at Leipzig told Sky Sports News that Keita would "100 per cent not be sold in this window", but a change in their stance has enabled Liverpool to strike a deal.
Leipzig had been attempting to convince the Guinea international, who has appeared three times so far this season, to sign a new contract.
Keita scored eight goals in 31 appearances last season as Leipzig finished as the runners-up in the Bundesliga.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has so far added Salah, Dominic Solanke and Andy Robertson to his squad this summer.
Keita scored eight times for Leipzig last season
Sky Sports News also understands Liverpool have made a £55.5m bid to Monaco for Thomas Lemar.
It is believed Monaco have yet to accept or reject the offer as they assess options in their squad.
