According to Galicia Press, Liverpool is planning to recruit Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa in the summer transfer window, in case they are forced to break up with Ibrahima Konate.
This summer, Liverpool had an impressive transfer under coach Arne Slot when they were remarkable rookies such as Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. In addition, the Hugo Ekitike deal from Frankfurt is also approaching to complete.
However, the Anfield team has not stopped in the transfer market. They are planning to add a center -back, especially in the case of Konate. And the name that was put into view was Ezri Konsa, the star had just had an impressive season with Aston Villa and was described by defender Luke Shaw as “unbelievable”.
Currently, Liverpool is concerned about the possibility of losing Konate. The French center -back only 12 months in the current contract and is attracting attention from Real Madrid. Worth mentioning, the renewal negotiation process between Konate and Liverpool has not made any significant steps.
The Board of Directors of the Red Brigade did not want to repeat the situation like last season, when a series of pillars like Mohamed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold entered the last year of the contract without the future. Therefore, they have actively planned to recruit a new center -back if the appropriate opportunity appears.
The priority goal of Liverpool in the center -back position is Marc Guehi, the captain of Crystal Palace. However, this deal is considered to be difficult and expensive, because Palace does not want to sell the British star at a cheap price, although he will expire the contract next summer.
If the agreement is not reached with Crystal Palace, Ezri Konsa will become a reasonable alternative. Liverpool believes that Konsa's fee will be softer, and the center -back is also ready to leave after Aston Villa cannot win tickets to the Champions League next season.
Currently, Liverpool has not yet made the final decision: Signing with Konate or recruiting a new center -back. But Ezri Konsa is emerging as an option worth watching in the coming weeks, when the summer transfer market enters the climax.