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Liverpool have no chance of January Naby Keita transfer - RB Leipzig boss reveals why
LIVERPOOL will not sign Naby Keita in January because he wants to finish the Bundesliga season with a flourish, according to RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhuttl.
Liverpool want Naby Keita's transfer brought forward to January
Liverpool have a deal in place with RB Leipzig for midfielder Naby Keita worth in the region of £50million.
The transfer is set to go through in the summer but the Reds are keen to bring the move forward this month.
The departure of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for £142m has left the Anfield club light in central midfield.
However, RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has claimed Liverpool have no chance of agreeing a January deal because Keita wants to finish the Bundesliga season.
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”The current situation is that nothing has changed,” Hasenhuttl said ahead of Leipzig’s clash with Schalke.
“We do not have a reason to sell Keita any time before the end of the season. That's it.
"He will play at the weekend against Schalke and hopefully he does well. That's the only thing I really care about.
"I think that Naby wants to finish the season in a good way in Leipzig. He wants to leave a good impression.
"He made many good games for the club - in my opinion I think that he will put everything into the rest of the season.
"He probably wants to do some self-promotion before he leaves.
“He does not want to leave without showing all his qualities since he had some weak games in the first part of the season."
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