Borussia Dortmund 'keeping tabs' on Liverpool ace Naby Keita for free transfer next summer

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Borussia Dortmund are keeping a close eye on Liverpool's Naby Keita with a view to snapping him up on a free transfer at the end of the season.The 27-year-old has less than a year to run on his Anfield contract and with Jurgen Klopp's side expected to splash the cash on new midfielder next summer, Keita's future at the club looks anything but secure.Dortmund and England star Jude Bellingham is one of Liverpool's top transfer targets and if the 19-year-old moves to Merseyside as some expect him to, the Bundesliga giants will look to Keita to replace him.READ MORE: Jude Bellingham 'could move for just £83m' if suitors including Liverpool pay up frontThe largely underwhelming Keita has struggled to nail down a first team spot since £69m move from RB Leipzig in 2018.

He's admittedly struggled for fitness for large chunks of his four-and-a-bit year spell in the Premier League, though has flattered to deceive whenever afforded a decent run in the side.The Guinea international is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury and has featured just once for Klopp's team so far this season - coming off the bench during Liverpool's 3-1 Community Shield victory over Manchester City in August.Is signing Naby Keita the biggest transfer blunder Jurgen Klopp has made at Liverpool?

Let us know what you think in the comments section below.His absence has compounded Liverpool's ongoing midfield crisis, with Keita joining Thiago Alcantara, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones and Fabio Carvalho on the treatment table this season.In response, the Reds were forced to draft in Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day in order to take some of the pressure off the likes of Fabinho, James Milner and Harvey.