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Liverpool will pay around £52.75million for Naby Keita after RB Leipzig qualified for the Europa League last season.

The Guinea international signed off from his previous club in style, starting their 6-2 demolition of Hertha Berlin on the final day of the Bundesliga campaign.

Under the terms of the deal Liverpool struck last summer, the fee was dependent on Leipzig’s finishing position .

If they had ended up seventh or below, Keita would have cost Liverpool £48million. If Leipzig had forced their way into the Champions League spots the fee would have climbed to £59million.

However, their sixth placed finish, which secured a Europa League spot, means that the Reds will have to shell out £52.75million.

The 23-year-old midfielder will officially become a Liverpool player this Sunday, on July 1, and is expected to join up with his new team-mates at Melwood on Monday.

Jurgen Klopp had hoped to bring him to Anfield last summer but Leipzig were adamant he had to stay put for this season. The Reds’ request to bring forward the agreement to January was also rejected.