Thought to be the new Gerrard, was captain, but leaves Liverpool as Klopp's worst ever signing

Although the Liverpool team is full of historic players in every position on the pitch, this institution in recent times has tried to have in its possession the best midfielders not only in England but throughout Europe, and the great success of Steven Gerrard has been replicated on more than one occasion, having a media success in some cases, but in others they have only been resounding failures that quickly left Anfield.

Interestingly, the worst transfer failure of the Jurgen Klopp era has to do precisely with what many thought would be the true heir to Gerrard's job, and that is that the arrival of Naby Keita after a spectacular spell at R. The arrival of Naby Keita after a spectacular spell at R.B Leipzig  excited a whole fan base who saw in the Guinean serious possibilities of consolidating himself as the new midfield figure at Liverpool, so much so that the number eight on the African's shirt was a similarity in which many trusted, albeit ephemerally.

Despite flashes of good football during his first few months on Merseyside, Keita began to generate doubts with constant injury problems, which led to him losing his starting place and getting fewer and fewer opportunities to play, playing on average only 40-50% of all Premier League and Champions League games, On top of that, a string of poor displays quickly made him not only one of the worst signings in the Klopp era, but also one of the worst signings in the club's history, falling far short of the minimum expectations of a player who aims to be the new Steven Gerrard.

Reds no longer want a new Steven Gerrard

Having failed to land a midfield great in Naby Keita and failed to land Jude Bellingham this summer, both Jurgen Klopp and the board are now only planning to bring in functional and profitable players in that position, as evidenced by the signing of Alexis Mac Allister and the latent interest in Nicolo Barella and Khephren Thuram.