Liverpool is at a great risk to lose center -back Ibrahima Konate without getting a penny in the summer of the following year, when the French player is said to have refused to propose the first contract extension from the club.
Liverpool faces the risk of losing ibrahima konate
According to The Guardian newspaper, Ibrahima Konate felt disappointed with the initial proposal because the basic salary was too low, while most of the income depends on the terms of achievement. The 26 -year -old center -back wants a remuneration to reflect its pillar role at Anfield.
Konate is an irreplaceable factor in the journey to conquer the title of Premier League last season under coach Arne Slot. He was only absent in 2 matches in the domestic tournament but was eligible to play, quickly became a favorite name in the new Liverpool defense system.
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Konate's performance was so impressive that young talent Jarell Quanusah had to accept to leave Anfield to develop his career, when he agreed to join Bayer Leverkusen for £ 35 million last weekend.
The current situation is recalling the script that Liverpool almost witnessed to Trent Alexander-Arnold, before Sports Manager Richard Hughes promptly negotiated and earned £ 10 million from Real Madrid. The Spanish royal team is also closely following the situation of Konate, while Atletico Madrid is said to have brought Andy Robertson to the top transfer target list.
Despite being famous as tough negotiators, the Liverpool leadership once accepted to break the rules to retain Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk last season, despite the unchanged policy with Fenway Sports Group players. However, they are not ready to break the safe in the case of Konate and hope to resume negotiations this summer.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail revealed that Liverpool has officially entered the race to recruit captain Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace, who has only one year to contract at Selhurst Park. Different from the season before rejecting £ 65 million offer from Newcastle, Palace now has no advantages on the negotiating table.
In addition to Guehi, Jarrad Branthwaite is also the name considered, but negotiating with the opponent and the city of Everton will certainly not be easy. As for Joe Gomez, this player is still in Arne Slot's plan thanks to the quality of the leader, although last season he missed quite a lot of matches because of injury. Liverpool has no intention to let him go.