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Liverpool Sadio Mane Relishing the Important of the new coming Naby Keita

Liverpool Sadio Mane has welcome the arrival of his former team mate and a 'brother' [Naby Keita] as the Guinea International will be linking up with his new team-mates comes next season.

The Reds struck an unusual agreement with RB Leipzig in August last year to sign Keita ahead of the 2018/19 campaign, and the gifted midfielder will complete his long-awaited move to Anfield on July 1 for a fee of around £52.75million.

Liverpool have had troubles with the lack of impetus from midfield this season: it’s often been seen that when the incredible front three don’t fire, Klopp’s men are stuck.

Naby offers the solution to that, especially if his arrival is accompanied by the someone in the ilk of Nabil Fekir and a creative midfielder too. 

Keita has established himself as one of the most highly-rated talents in Europe during his two seasons with RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga and anticipation is high among Reds fans.

Mane has played with Keita before however, during their time together at Red Bull Salzburg, and the Liverpool forward can't wait to meet up with his close friend at Anfield.

“I know him well," Mane told reporters (via Sport Witness ). "He’s more than a friend, he’s a brother.

"We already played with each at RB Salzburg [in 2014]. We often speak on the phone. He’ll be very welcome.

"He’s a talented player who’s going to bring a lot to Liverpool."

One can see his dribbling ability, tackling nous and finishing all for show, but that only really paints a perverted picture. He may well be capable of the flashy stuff, but Naby Keita is so much more than that.

His tendency to dribble with the ball belies an urgency in his play to always move forwards. Not enough credit is given to how he’s able to mastermind a counter-attack; he can be the one to start the move and the one to give the final assist.

He’s been the beneficiary of pace: the likes of Emil Forsberg, Brume and Jean-Kevin Augustin have emulated their team as a whole with inconsistent seasons for Die Bullen but nobody can doubt their ability on the break, and Timo Werner’s movement and dynamism has only improved, meaning Keita will come into a Liverpool team whose essence is largely similar to the one he’s leaving in Germany.


Similar, yet much more riveting: Keita linking up with Mané (who has become a much more creative player this season), the pace of Salah and the crafty movement of the Reds’ Brazilian number nine is a recipe for delight, as he’s given the space to blaze past staunch defenders.