Liverpool, PSG Get Bad News as Real Madrid Advance to Sign Top Talent

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konaté is in the final year of his contract, with no extension in place yet, leaving uncertainty over his long-term future at Anfield.

Reports suggest both PSG and Real Madrid are monitoring the situation closely and could act if a deal isn’t finalized before the January transfer window.

Foot Mercato previously reported that Konaté has already been offered to several top European clubs—including PSG, Real Madrid, and Barcelona—hinting a transfer could be on the horizon as his contract winds down.

Is a PSG Target Heading for Real Madrid

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MARCA’s José Félix Díaz reports that Konaté’s move to Real Madrid next summer is now very advanced.

🚨 Ibrahima Konaté's move to Real Madrid next summer is now very advanced.

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Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano recently reported that Liverpool and Konaté are still negotiating a new contract. The center-back is reportedly a top target for Real Madrid, who could pursue him on a free transfer next summer.

Will Liverpool Let Ibrahima Konaté Leave?

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Liverpool are reportedly open to selling Konaté in the January transfer window if a new contract isn’t agreed upon. Former Manchester United and Blackburn scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that manager Arne Slot still believes the club can find an upgrade on the 26-year-old.

“Liverpool will be making efforts to keep Konaté,” Brown said. “They haven’t got great cover at centre-back, there’s Joe Gomez who can do a job and they’ve brought in the young lad Giovanni Leoni from Italy. The issue they have with Konaté is that he always seems to have a mistake in him.

“That’s why they wanted Marc Guehi, he’s a very good option and he brings stability. It takes the concern away from the back line they’ve got at the moment, and that’s why they’ve been looking to improve at centre-back. Having missed out on Guehi, they don’t have the depth to get rid of Konaté now.

“So they’ll be making efforts for him to sign a new contract. If he doesn’t, then they’ll have a decision to make and it wouldn’t surprise me to see him leave in January rather than on a free at the end of the year. Especially if they go back in for Guehi, because he’d be an immediate replacement. So it all depends on how these talks go over his new contract.”