Liverpool June 27 (IANS) Liverpool on Wednesday announced that new midfield signing Naby Keita will play wearing the No.8 shirt last worn by club legend and former captain Steven Gerrard.
A RB Leipzig player in the German Bundesliga Keita will officially become a Liverpool player on July 1.
"It was an incredible day for me " Keita 23 told Liverpool s website. "He gave me the No. 8 jersey. When it happened it was a surprise and I didn t expect it.
"When he came in I looked at him and said Wow because he is a legend. He is somebody who always showed respect who gave his all on the pitch somebody who is loved here. If somebody like that gives you his shirt number it s not to play around with it is to try (to) do as much as he did. That s my motivation."
Gerrard recently left his post as Liverpool s under-18s coach to take charge of Scottish Rangers this summer.

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