RB Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick has hit out at those around Liverpool target Naby Keita and Arsenal linked Emil Forsberg for unsettling the pair.
Liverpool have been pushing hard to take Keita to Anfield, but RB Leipzig have been clear that they do not want to sell the Guinea international, who they consider to be a key man.
Forsberg is also a man in demand with AC Milan and Arsenal linked with the winger, while Manchester United have contacted his agent to assess the situation.
As with Keita, RB Leipzig are also unwilling to deal on the Sweden international – and Rangnick thinks those around the pair are responsible for urging a move this summer.
"It needs someone who tells them what to do. The guys themselves are not the problem at all", Rangnick said in Bochum via Spox.
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"The problem is the environment, the whole village in Guinea or some people around the world who explain to the players why they have to do it right now."
Rangnick does not blame clubs for wanting Keita and Forsberg though, as he rates the pair highly.
But the RB Leipzig sporting director stressed just how vital the duo are to the club, who are planning for Champions League football in the new season as well as trying to build on last term's second place finish in the Bundesliga.
"Both are exceptional players.
"They are also difference-makers in our team", he added.
