Naby Keita is doing a very good impression of someone who no longer wants to be at Red Bull Leipzig…
While Virgil van Dijk has actively told Southampton he doesn’t want to stay at St. Mary’s, the Guinean is instead choosing to alienate himself from team-mates and management.
Not only did he scythe down Red Bull Leipzig’s skipper a few days ago, which led to training being cancelled, but he’s reportedly been spending time on his own and isn’t putting his all into sessions either.
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What’s more, Bild claim that sporting director Ralf Rangnick is angry at the 22-year-old and is actively looking for potential replacements.
Naby #Keita 🇬🇳 is often on his own (in the training camp) and seems unmotivated during the training sessions. (Bild) pic.twitter.com/OljImdCK3J
— Bundesliga Journal (@bulijournal) July 25, 2017
Ralf Rangnick is looking for a successor for Naby #Keita 🇬🇳. Rangnick has sent out his scouts and advisors. (Bild) pic.twitter.com/poSOSwuApS
— Bundesliga Journal (@bulijournal) July 25, 2017
Liverpool have had a second bid of £66m rejected by the Germans, who have stubbornly claimed that no money in the world will tempt them into selling Keita.
But if he continues to act up in such a petulant manner, perhaps they’ll change their tune.
As a Red, we were disgusted when Raheem Sterling did the same thing, and would be genuinely appalled if Coutinho threw his toys out of the pram in order to force a Barcelona move, so can hardly condone his behaviour.
If it means Keita signs for Liverpool before September though, we’d likely forgive him…