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If Liverpool want to sign RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita this summer, they are going to have to shell out £26m, according to reports in Germany.

Keita is a player who has impressed Liverpool scouts and somebody that Jurgen Klopp is keeping a close eye on as he bids to add quality to his squad for next season.

Leipzig have challenged for the Bundesliga title this season and Keita has been central to their bid. The midfielder’s all-action displays have made him one of the best players in Germany - and Liverpool face some tough competition to land him.

Arsenal are also said to be interested, as are Bayern Munich, and Sport Bild report that Leipzig will only sell a player who they brought in from Salzburg last summer for £26m.

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Represented by Bjorn Bezemer, Keita has the same agent as Liverpool winger Sadio Mane but the Reds would need to secure Champions League football to have any realistic hope of winning the race for his signature.

Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangwick is confident that the club will be able to persuade Keita to stay another season/

He said: "I don’t know anything about Bayern interest. Naby’s an extraordinary player who could play in any European top team.

“He’s still under contract for a long time yet. If we qualify for Europe there’s also no reason why Naby shouldn’t play for us next season."