Ibrahima Konaté don set to leave Liverpool after dem no fit agree new contract. The 27-year-old France defender wey don spend five years for Anfield, im agents don dey yarn with club for long time but e look like e go walk free.
If Konaté leave Liverpool without contract, e go be second year wey club lose one of dem first-choice defender without collect big money. Last year Trent Alexander-Arnold run down im deal before move to Real Madrid for £10m.
Konaté don get disappointing season but to lose established centre-back go be blow for sporting director Richard Hughes. New defensive recruits Jérémy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni dey work back to fitness after serious injuries, and transfer speculation dey swirl around Joe Gomez future.
Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson dey also leave, so Konaté departure go mean another mainstay of Jürgen Klopp era don go. The Paris-born player now likely to get court by Paris Saint-Germain, though Chelsea and Real Madrid don link with move, and Bayern Munich still get interest.
For April, the defender hint say e like to stay for Anfield when e talk about contract talks. E say: “My future? There are many things people have said but for a long time we have spoken with the club and we are close to an agreement. I think everyone wished for that for as long as possible but we are in a good way. There is a big chance I’m here next season. This is what I always wanted.”
