Luis Diaz, Ibrahima Konate and Florentino Perez (Photograph by Carl Recine, Michael Regan/Getty Photos)
Actual Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly very eager on one other Liverpool switch raid together with Reds right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The Spanish giants have lengthy had an curiosity in Alexander-Arnold, but it surely appears they’re now additionally severely taking a look at Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate.
That’s in line with a report within the Mail, which provides that this could possibly be a rising concern for Liverpool on account of the truth that Konate just isn’t considered near signing a brand new contract.
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The France worldwide, who has been a vastly essential participant for the Merseyside giants in recent times, presently has a deal operating till summer season 2026.
That might imply there’s the very actual danger of Konate leaving on a free if nothing is sorted out quickly, or maybe for a diminished payment this summer season.
Liverpool must get their act collectively on participant contracts
Pretty much as good as Liverpool have been on the pitch this season, you could possibly argue that they’ve been a little bit of a shambles off it.
It’s loopy {that a} membership of this measurement has allowed three such important gamers like Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk to come back this near being out of contract.
For Konate to even be simply over a 12 months away from being out of contract as effectively simply screams of negligence from the LFC board.
Arne Slot has confirmed an excellent managerial appointment, however there’s solely a lot he can do if the membership can’t maintain its most essential gamers.
Will probably be attention-grabbing to see if this case will be resolved, or if Liverpool find yourself shedding two essential gamers to Actual Madrid.
Los Blancos aren’t precisely in pressing want of latest defenders, however Konate might show a advantageous long-term substitute for Antonio Rudiger, who isn’t getting any youthful, whereas David Alaba has had quite a few harm issues in his time on the Bernabeu.
