Liverpool and Newcastle United Compete Pursue Seydou Keita

Keita is one of the key players in Barca in the last few seasons. 32-year-old player is able to act as a defensive midfielder or an anchor.

But Keita contract that will expire in 2014, yet no sign will be extended. Even Pep Guardiola reportedly prefer to promote young players like Cristian Tello, Jonathan dos Santos or to occupy the position of Roberto Sergi Keita.

This situation did not escape the observation of several other European clubs, one of Liverpool. They even had reportedly tried to bring in players from Mali in January.

In addition to the Reds, according to news from Metro.co.uk, Newcastle will also fight over Keita. They've got a lot of African players, including Demba Ba, Cheick Tiote, Mehdi Abeid and Papiss Cisse. It is expected to influence the choice of Keita to dock in Newcastle.