DBasia.news – The expiring contracts of several players is still an issue for European clubs every year. The conditions are quite complicated as players can leave for free when their contracts expire and are not renewed.
On the one hand, the club also has the option of selling him before the player’s contract expires, or another situation that can occur is both clubs agree to a new contract.
That situation also happened at Liverpool with their player Naby Keita. The 27-year-old player’s contract expires in 2023 and the opportunity to leave the club he has played for since 2018 is very likely.
Currently Keita is injured so he has not played optimally. However, even when he is fit, the competition in Liverpool’s midfield is quite tight, the former RB Salzburg and RB Leipzig player is not always Jurgen Klopp’s first choice.
Klopp sees Keita as an important player for his team, but there is also news that says if Keita is still considering the option to stay (or not) at Liverpool. Keita can stay and sign a new contract if he can guarantee regular playing time.
No doubt, according to the Mirror, the news of Keita’s contract provoked the attention of rival clubs in England. Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly interested in signing the Guinean player in 2023.
Chelsea are also anticipating a potential overhaul in midfield as the contracts of two midfielders, N’Golo Kante and Jorginho, also expire in 2023. Likewise, Mohamed Elneny’s contract expires in 2023 at Arsenal.
During his four years with Liverpool, Keita has scored eleven goals and provided seven assists from 117 matches. The combination of injuries and intense competition made it challenging to play regularly. Only this season Keita has played in the Community Shield before a hamstring injury.