RB Leipzig chief Ralf Rangnick concedes they'll lose Naby Keita in a year's time.
RBL have resisted multiple offers from Liverpool this summer, rising to €70m.
However, Rangnick accepts Keita will be on the move next summer, telling BILD: "We always said, if players develop faster than our club, then it will also be that a player leaves us.
"(But) it's important that Naby is still playing with us this season."
Keita's contract will see a €50m buyout clause established in 2018.
Rangnick added: "I'm currently assuming we cannot cancel it."