Furthermore, Liverpool will hope that Keita’s desire to leave the Red Bull Arena for Anfield will persuade Leipzig to sanction his departure.
“The Guinea midfielder is desperate to sign for Liverpool,” Pearce writes, “and has urged Leipzig to grant him his dream move to Anfield.”
This report comes after the Reds’ 1-1 friendly draw with Wigan Athletic on Friday night, in which current club-record signing Mohamed Salah netted the equaliser at the DW Stadium.
Keita could follow another new arrival through the Shankly Gates, with Andrew Robertson expected to complete an £8 million move from Hull City.
Dominic Solanke has already joined from Chelsea, with a tribunal set to determine the compensation fee the Reds are required to pay their Premier League rivals.
Beyond that quartet, Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk and Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are Klopp’s only other known targets.