Ibrahima Konate stays in contract talks at Anfield with supervisor Arne Slot confirming he needs the Liverpool defender to increase his Anfield keep.
Ibrahima Konate stays in talks to remain at Liverpool (Picture: Getty Pictures)
Liverpool stay in ongoing negotiations with Ibrahima Konate’s representatives concerning a brand new contract, as confirmed by supervisor Arne Slot who’s eager for the centre-back to increase his tenure at Anfield. Konate, who joined Liverpool from RB Leipzig in 2021, is nearing the tip of his present deal. The Reds have been in talks with the French worldwide’s brokers for over a 12 months now.
Actual Madrid have an interest regardless of claims they reached out to Liverpool final 12 months to guarantee them they would not poach one other star participant following their pursuit of Trent Alexander-Arnold. Konate stays a key determine at Anfield. Regardless of an inconsistent season, he has not too long ago proven improved type, delivering standout performances in Liverpool’s 1-0 win towards Sunderland and their 4-1 victory over Newcastle United. Following the Sunderland match, captain Virgil van Dijk expressed his hope that his defensive accomplice would stay on the membership past this season.
Addressing Konate’s future, Slot acknowledged: “We’re in talks with him in order that tells you what we would like. It is clear we want him to remain however negotiations are ongoing so let’s have a look at the place that ends. We wouldn’t be in negotiations if we did not need him to remain.
“It’s simply nearly as good from Ibou as from Virgil (to remain match), I’m positive there’s a distinction in age and that generally performs a component as nicely. Ibou has had an excellent spell not too long ago.
“He had loads of good video games earlier within the season however then he was additionally a part of the explanation why we conceded a objective. His normal performances have been good however then a small mistake he made instantly led to a objective and so he was judged in another way.
“However he has had an excellent partnership with Virgil since I’ve been right here and, similar to Virgil, he has at all times been match. Contact wooden. These two are important for us, not solely due to the standard they’ve however due to the dearth of choices we’ve behind.”
In the meantime, Slot has disregarded considerations about Mohamed Salah’s goalscoring type since his return from the Africa Cup of Nations final month. The Egyptian, who has netted simply six instances this season, hasn’t discovered the again of the web within the Premier League since a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa on November 1.
Arne Slot is raring for Ibrahima Konate to signal a brand new contract (Picture: Getty Pictures)
Nonetheless, the Liverpool boss stays assured in final season’s high scorer, stating: “There might be a number of causes for that. It might be the opponent is much more conscious of his menace after such an awesome season final season, or having so many various proper backs behind him for the entire season has influenced that dynamic.
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“I may give you 5 or 6 extra causes. What I do see is that, usually, the group generates simply as many probabilities as we did final season. The group has probably the most ball possession within the league.
“I additionally see us with the ability to convey our forwards, and never solely Mo, into very promising positions in lots of video games. So it will likely be a mixture of things. Even final season Mo had a interval the place he scored seven in 4 video games, I believe, after which 5 or 6 video games the place he didn’t rating. So let’s see the place he’s on the finish of the season on the subject of targets and assists.”
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