Leipzig have rejected offers of £57m and £66m from Liverpool for Keïta

Liverpool are increasingly resigned to being unable to prise Naby Keïta from RB Leipzig and will put their interest on hold until a release clause kicks in next summer.

Unless there is a change of stance at the German club, whose hierarchy have defiantly insisted Keïta is not for sale throughout what has become a transfer saga, there will be no third bid from the Anfield club for the midfielder.

Liverpool have had club-record offers of £57 million and £66 million rejected out of hand by the Bundesliga side.

Leipzig’s stance on Keïta reflects Liverpool’s own when it comes to Barcelona’s interest in Coutinho ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Leipzig’s position has frustrated manager Jürgen Klopp, who had made Keïta one of his top targets, although Liverpool are now mirroring that attitude in rebuffing Barcelona, who have had a £72 million bid turned down for