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According to TEAMtalk, Liverpool are reportedly willing to cut their losses on Naby Keita with both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund interested in signing the midfielder.

What's the word, then?

Well, the Reds only signed the Guinean back in the summer for a fee of around £48m, a sum that seemed justified given Keita's impressive form over in Germany.

However, Liverpool fans are yet to see the best of the 24-year-old in his first season at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp initially opted to bed him in slowly rather than throw him in from the start on a weekly basis, but Keita is still yet to establish himself as a first-team regular.

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A period last month saw Keita make four successive starts for Liverpool, in which he appeared to finally have hit his rhythm before being inexplicably dropped by Klopp - he is yet to start a game since the 0-0 draw against Bayern Munich at Anfield.

Now, according to the aforementioned report, both of Germany's top clubs are believed to have held discussions with the player's representatives.

Giving up on him too soon?

It mustn't be forgotten just how highly-rated Keita was when Liverpool were vying with clubs like Barcelona for his signature - the Reds even felt the need to secure the midfielder's signature early before effectively loaning him back to RB Leipzig for 12 months, as they fended off interest from elsewhere.

Keita has shown glimpses of what he's all about despite struggling for consistent starts - his ability to pick the ball up from deep and dribble it into dangerous areas, where he can pick out an inch-perfect through ball or test the keeper, is a huge feature of his game.

Liverpool's midfield has been criticised for a lack of creativity recently, with too many workmanlike midfielders such as Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum and James Milner at Klopp's disposal and not enough crafty players like Philippe Coutinho.

Given the huge amount of effort they put into getting Keita to Anfield, coupled with the fact that he is only 24, means that the Premier League title hopefuls shouldn't give up on the direct midfielder after just one season in red.