Ibrahima Konate still has to decide on his future, despite claims in Spain that a move to Real Madrid was a ‘done deal’, but contract interviews with Liverpool remain uncertain.
Konate is in the last year of his contract in Liverpool and a similar situation like last season seems to be set.
While Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah eventually signed new deals with the Premier League champions, Trent Alexander-Arnold circumvented all the questions about his future and joined Real Madrid when he was approaching his conditions.
Real are now king and Spanish publication free Marking Last week that Liverpool now regards his exit as a ‘done deal’.
However, AthleticsJames Pearce reports that sources are close to the defender himself that he still has to commit himself to a move to Madrid.
No clarity about conversations with Liverpool
The conversations between Liverpool and Konate’s representatives are described as ‘problematic’, so that it is now closed for a year since sports director Richard Hughes started contacting via a new deal for the first time.
Although the late similarities with both Van Dijk and Salah offer hope, the longer the impasse remains, the greater the chance that the number 5 of Liverpool will continue.
AthleticsDavid Ornstein reports that Arsenal has now agreed a new deal with William Saliba, which can increase the chance that they will really increase their pursuit of king.
In July, journalist David Lynch explained his conviction that Konate’s is ‘priority to renew with Liverpool’, and the player certainly did not give an indication that he has decided to leave.
But in May the Frenchman spoke to a difference in what is willing to offer Liverpool and what he is looking for in terms of his next contract.
“I know I have a lot of goals with this club: to become a leader to win everything. I am very happy to be honest here,” he told reporters.
“This is another conversation with the club and my agent, we will see what will happen in the coming weeks or I will not know when, but we will see, let me say that.
“Going on? Not really – but my agent met the club last week, but I don’t know what will happen.
“I can’t say what my agent said to me, but yes, we’ll see what will happen.”
Konate added: “They made me an offer and I answered them with something, that’s it.”
As is the case with Liverpool -target Marc Guehi, if Konate joined another club with a free transfer, considerably more lucrative for him than if a transfer costs were needed.
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