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Liverpool target Naby Keita clears the air with Diego Demme after stopping training with his horror tackle on RB Leipzig team-mate

Keita played the role of physiotherapist as the two players starred in a video uploaded to the club's Twitter page

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NABY KEITA has cleared the air with RB Leipzig team-mate Diego Demme after his horror tackle forced the club to CANCEL a training session.

The Liverpool target flew in with an X-rated challenge that left Demme writhing on the floor and brought a premature end to the workout.

 Naby Keita was pictured with RB Leipzig team-mate Diego Demme after his horror tackle in training
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Naby Keita was pictured with RB Leipzig team-mate Diego Demme after his horror tackle in training

But the pair have featured in a video that was shared on the club's Twitter page, with Keita playing the role of "physiotherapist" for his stricken team-mate.

Demme said: "Hello RBL fans. My knee is looking fine and I'll be back on the pitch in a few days. I'm in safe hands here."

The camera then pans to Keita, who says: "All good".

Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool has been chasing the Guinea international all summer.

The Premier League side have had three bids of up to £60million rejected for the midfield destroyer by the Bundesliga outfit.

Keita, 22, is believed to be desperate to be allowed to move to Anfield – but his club are playing hardball as they attempt to keep hold of their prized-asset.

 Diego Demme gives the thumbs up and expects to be back fit for the next training session
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Diego Demme gives the thumbs up and expects to be back fit for the next training session
 The two RB Leipzig footballers are now apparently the best of friends after the ugly incident
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The two RB Leipzig footballers are now apparently the best of friends after the ugly incident

And his anger at not being allowed to join Liverpool might just have come to the surface at the club’s training camp in Seefeld.

He produced a brutal foul on his colleague towards the end of the session to leave Demme screaming in agony.

The 25-year-old victim was then carried off the pitch with a bandage around his right knee.

Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl was said to be seething and called an early end to the practice and ordered the squad back to the hotel.

 This was the horror tackle from Naby Keita on team-mate Diego Demme during a training session
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 This was the horror tackle from Naby Keita on team-mate Diego Demme during a training sessionCredit: PA:Press Association Images
 Diego Demme was left screaming in agony on the pitch after the horror tackle from Naby Keita
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Diego Demme was left screaming in agony on the pitch after the horror tackle from Naby KeitaCredit: PA:Press Association Images

Naby Keita - The man Jurgen Klopp wants to bolster Liverpool's midfield

  • Keita was born on February 10 1995 in Conakry, Guinea
  • The midfielder joined his hometown club aged nine
  • He signed for French club FC Istres in 2012 and was promoted to the first-team squad a year later
  • Keita scored 11 goals in 23 matches for the Ligue 2 side during his first season of senior football
  • Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg signed him in 2014 and he helped them to win a league and cup double
  • Last June he switched to Germany and RB Leipzig, scoring seven goals in his debut campaign
  • Keita made his international debut for Guinea against Mali in 2014 and has gone on to win 25 caps
 Jurgen Klopp is desperate to bring the star to Anfield but may have put off by this latest misdemeanour
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Jurgen Klopp is desperate to bring the star to Anfield but may have put off by this latest misdemeanourCredit: Getty Images


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