It now appears almost certainly that Ibrahima Konate will likely be leaving Liverpool on the finish of his contract subsequent summer season.
That’s in line with former Manchester Metropolis monetary adviser Stefan Borson, talking to Soccer Insider and offering his perception into Konate’s scenario.
The France worldwide is seemingly but to comply with a brand new take care of Liverpool, regardless of what has been reported as a really beneficiant provide being made to him by the membership.
What’s the most recent on Ibrahima Konate’s Liverpool future?
In the previous couple of days we’ve seen Sacha Tavolieri affirm what Indy Kaila initially reported right here for CaughtOffside – that Liverpool have made a remaining provide to Konate to make him one among their highest earners if he indicators a brand new deal.
The Reds will little doubt be hoping there’s an opportunity Konate will be persuaded to remain, however Borson’s feedback sound fairly worrying.
“I’m positive they’re providing him a contract. I’m positive they’ll proceed providing him a contract throughout to the top of his contract, but it surely does appear to be he’s in all probability going to go, particularly if he’s bought a proposal,” Borson instructed Soccer Insider.
“If that supply is crystallised in January, as we all know it may be to go overseas, then that’ll be the top of that. It’s doubtless he’ll go on a free switch now. While you get to this stage and with the noise, it seems like he’s going to go. It’s disappointing for Liverpool.”
Can Liverpool exchange Ibrahima Konate?
Konate has been a rock-solid centre-back for LFC so it gained’t be simple to discover a substitute if he does transfer on.
Nonetheless, Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi is one other massive title coming in the direction of being a free agent, so seems like one to observe.
AS have been among the many shops to say Liverpool are the favourites for Guehi, regardless of Actual Madrid additionally displaying an curiosity in him.
Guehi is without doubt one of the finest defenders within the Premier League, so may absolutely be an excellent match to exchange Konate, even when Liverpool would absolutely ideally have each on their books, because the time may even quickly come to exchange the ageing Virgil van Dijk.
