The 22-year-old, who underwent a medical at the club's Melwood training base, will officially move to Anfield next summer and spend this season at Leipzig.
Liverpool are hoping to embark on a late spending spree, with Jurgen Klopp eager to add Southampton star Virgil van Dijk and Monaco ace Thomas Lemar to his ranks before the window closes.
And Burley thinks Klopp can shape his team around Keita.
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Naby Keita will join Liverpool officially next summer
He’d be a great fit and he’s only 22
Craig Burley
“Jurgen [Klopp] can’t wait to have him,” Burley told ESPN FC.
“Liverpool have been in the headlines with Philippe Coutinho and Barcelona’s interest in him.
“Keita coming from RB Leipzig has been described as like having two players.
“He plays centrally - you wouldn’t say he’s like Kante, but he has that energy.
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Craig Burley has praised Liverpool's deal for Naby Keita
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“He can do lots of different things - he has so much energy and he will add to what Liverpool had weekend.
“With Keita you have four energetic midfielders and you can start shaping team with a guy in there who can protect the back four as well as play at a high tempo that Klopp sometimes like to play with a pressing game.
