by Ibrahima Konate took three years to establish himself as Liverpool’s first-choice partner for Virgil van Dijk, but he showed this season why he was rated so high as a young defender.
Konate founded a good partnership with the Reds captain, who skipped Jarell Quansah in the chopping order and keeps Joe Gomez in chess when he was fit. However, a problem has been impressed in Liverpool’s rearview mirror in relation to konate future in the club: his contractual situation.
Outside the field, Liverpool 2024-25 season was dominated by speculation about the future of Mohamed Salah, Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, with all three players will be free agent until recently.
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Last week it was confirmed that Salah stays and it is generally expected that Van Dijk will join him, while Alexander-Arnold is likely to travel to Real Madrid free of charge.
Losing a player of Alexander-Arnold’s value in relation to what he offers on the field, as well as in his actual market value-a big blow, and it is a big blow that Liverpool is exposed to the risk of experiencing again in 12 months. This is because Konate’s contract is supposed to expire at the end of the next season and Paris Saint-Germain circles because the French association wants to be improved.
Konate is a self-known PSG fan who has supported the club since his boy, and the prospect of playing for Luis Enrique’s team will undoubtedly appeal to the 25-year-old. He experienced first -hand how good PSG is last month when Liverpool was eliminated by Enriques men in the last phase of the Champions League, and the Parc of the Princes Club is now ready to sign it this summer, according to ANFELD Watch.
Liverpool, of course, wants Konate to stay, but the Times reported at the beginning of this month that he campaigned for a deal of $ 255,000 per week, which corresponds to an increase of 150 percent compared to the $ 102,000 a week. The reds do not distribute lucrative contracts, and the type of money he demands would probably make him the third highest player in the club behind Salah and van Dijk.
Konate simply did not do enough to justify this claim, but Liverpool is undeniable in a difficult point, since the player is in his power to put down his contract and go away for free next summer, which can probably secure a decent registration with his new club.
Liverpool tends to do the right to make large contract decisions correctly, and finally to a contract with Salah, which corresponds to both parties, but Salah did not have to play the game to take his youth club into account so that the red could cut out their work in order to keep konat in the long run.
