Sadio Mane played a crucial part in Naby Keita recruitment

Sadio Mane has played a massive role in luring Naby Keita to Anfield, according to Paul Joyce from The Times.

Mane and Keita both played together at RB Salzburg, and they both developed a strong friendship. Mane was able to convince Keita that Anfield would be the best place for him to take his game to the next level.

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“Bayern Munich wanted Keita, whose first season at Leipzig marked him out as one of Europe’s up and coming talents, but Liverpool were able to make a sustained sales pitch for the best part of a year, stressing how under Klopp they were building a young, exciting squad into which he would fit seamlessly,” Joyce wrote.

“It was here that Mane helped directly in selling the vision in a way Bayern could not. He was able to describe to his former team-mate and friend how the club had treated him, how they had kept promises following his own arrival from Southampton in 2016 and offer insight into Klopp’s methods and how he will extract more from him.”

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