Ibrahima Konate has come beneath hearth this season for some blended performances at Liverpool.
The French worldwide attracted plenty of criticism, particularly, for his show in a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Some followers have recommended that ongoing hyperlinks to La Liga giants Actual Madrid could also be at the least partly inspiring such inconsistency.
Sadly, with fellow goal William Saliba having simply signed a brand new contract, the Konate switch rumours are solely going to accentuate from right here on out.
Fabrizio Romano confirms new William Saliba deal at Arsenal
Fabrizio Romano reported on X (previously Twitter) on Tuesday morning that the Arsenal centre-back had put pen to paper on a contract extension.
🚨 Official: William Saliba indicators new deal at Arsenal till June 2030.
“I really feel happy with myself as a result of I first signed in 2019 and now I am nonetheless right here to increase my contract”.
“I really feel at residence. It is the perfect place to be. I get pleasure from day by day when I’ve the possibility to put on this shirt”. pic.twitter.com/RmN5LgU3ae
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 30, 2025
The brand new take care of the Gunners will see the Frenchman prolong his keep on the Emirates till the summer time of 2030. To not point out thrust back reported curiosity from Actual Madrid (BBC Sport).
Superb information for Mikel Arteta’s Premier League hopefuls. However for Liverpool? This replace gained’t be a comforting one for the Reds amid ongoing contract negotiations with Ibrahima Konate.
When was Saliba’s earlier contract set to run out?
William Saliba’s prior contract was set to run out in the summertime of 2027.
With a yr left on that deal, come the following summer time switch window, Actual Madrid would have been in an advantageous place.
Los Blancos might both have seemed to safe the centre-back for a cut-price price or place themselves to seize the footballer free of charge in a yr’s time.
Actual Madrid will give attention to Ibrahima Konate amid contract wrestle
That’s one other top-quality centre-back cleanly off the switch market – except Actual Madrid are ready to dig deep into their pockets to make a deal occur.
The way more possible guess is that Los Blancos will proceed a coverage that has served them fairly nicely in recent times – profiting from the free switch market.
Liverpool themselves have suffered vastly by the hands of Madrid’s affected person poaching ways. Generational right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold was secured for a pittance (€10m early exit price) forward of his contract expiring in June this yr.
Now, with David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger apparently set to be let go when their contracts expire in 2026.
Presuming Xabi Alonso’s outfit desires two males coming in via the doorways in the summertime to switch them, we are able to safely assume the likes of Konate and Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano might be excessive up on the checklist.
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