What happened to the six players who left Liverpool last summer as Naby Keita hits new low

It has been anything but a happy return to Germany for Naby Keita since leaving Liverpool at the end of the 2022-23 season.

The Guinean midfielder, who was once the Reds' most expensive signing after agreeing a deal to join from RB Leipzig in 2017, left Anfield to join Bundesliga side Werder Bremen after the expiration of his contract at Anfield.

After the first half of his return season to the Bundesliga was plagued by injuries, the second half of the campaign has been equally as disappointing for Keita and stooped to a new low on Sunday afternoon after he was absent from Bremen's Bundesliga clash with Bayer Leverkusen at the Bay Arena.

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According to the club's managing director, Clemens Fritz, Keita opted not to travel with the rest of the Bremen squad after learning that he would not be in the starting XI. In a club statement, Fritz insisted that the 29-year-old would be made to deal with the "consequences" of his decision and "how to proceed".

Keita, though, disputed the claims made by Fritz and insisted he would not "accept any person trying to tarnish my image" and claimed he had never had any problems with discipline during his professional career.

Whatever the reason behind Keita's admission though, it doesn't make the midfielder's below-par return to the Bundesliga, which has resulted in just five appearances for the club since signing a three-year deal last July, any better.

However, the Guinea international isn't the only ex-Liverpool man to endure a nightmare 2023/24 season after leaving Anfield.

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