{"id":511738,"date":"2023-05-26T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=511738"},"modified":"2023-05-26T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:30:00","slug":"sources-naby-keita-misses-out-on-liverpool-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-naby-keita-misses-out-on-liverpool-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Naby Keita misses out on Liverpool farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Naby Keita is set to miss out on a farewell Liverpool appearance after failing to recover from injury in time for Sunday&#8217;s trip to Southampton, <strong>sources have told Football Insider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guinean has not featured in a Reds squad since their mid-March defeat at Real Madrid as a result of an unspecified muscle issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late April, Jurgen Klopp intimated that Keita might be close to a comeback, saying: &#8220;I guess Naby will train today &#8211; I didn\u2019t get the medical report yet, but probably.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liverpool close to HUGE signing! Eight top targets named - The Insider Track\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NaG8Y9mjrn0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he has not been seen in training since and did not feature in photographs from a session at the club&#8217;s Kirkby base earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nor was he mentioned by Jurgen Klopp during an injury update at his Friday press conference ahead of this weekend&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And <strong>Football Insider<\/strong> understands that the 28-year-old is not expected to be part of the travelling party at St Mary&#8217;s this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/naby-keita\/profil\/spieler\/302215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keita<\/a> made his last appearance for Liverpool in a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in February &#8211; a game that saw him withdrawn at half-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guinea international has endured a disappointing final season in red, featuring just 13 times across all competitions due to fitness issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, much of his five-year stay at Anfield has been defined by a battle with injuries that has undermined any hopes of meeting the lofty expectations that followed a \u00a352m move from RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keita&#8217;s best season for the club undoubtedly came last time around as he made 40 appearances to play a crucial role in the Reds&#8217; push for a quadruple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Naby-Keita-Dec-2022-1024x783.jpeg\" alt=\"Liverpool\" class=\"wp-image-487687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Naby-Keita-Dec-2022-1024x783.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Naby-Keita-Dec-2022-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Naby-Keita-Dec-2022-768x588.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Naby-Keita-Dec-2022-1140x872.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Naby-Keita-Dec-2022-750x574.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/01\/Naby-Keita-Dec-2022.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Klopp recently said of the midfielder&#8217;s time on Merseyside: &#8220;When people think about Naby, they probably think a few too many injuries in the time as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But, when you look back at important games, you will realise how often he played in super important games for us and how often he performed in these games.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/caoimhin-kelleher-liverpool-braced-for-offers-from-trio-after-extraordinary-claim-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liverpool are braced for offers from a trio of Premier League clubs this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naby Keita is set to miss out on a farewell Liverpool appearance after failing to recover from injury in time for Sunday&#8217;s trip to Southampton, sources have told Football Insider. 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