One year before the end of his contract with Liverpool, Ibrahima Konaté is struggling to find common ground with the Reds for a new lease.
There will soon be an Ibrahima Konaté soap opera in Liverpool. The French defender arrives a year from the end of his contract with the Reds, and this is a situation that the Mersey club knows only too well.
In recent months, Liverpool has feared seeing Mohamed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold leave free. After annoying negotiations, the first two finally rempeded. The last one chose to leave his training club to join Real Madrid.
Konaté, and here is real …
For Konaté, the Guardian indicates that the discussions are complicated. The French international has seen his value increase since the signing of his contract in 2021. He would like a good salary increase, but his claims are too high for the Reds at present.
Liverpool will therefore remain intractable, as with Van Dijk and Salah at first, hoping to obtain a satisfactory agreement. This situation could thus interest Real Madrid, which very much appreciates the profile of Konaté …
