Mohamed Salah is not the only Liverpool player with question marks over their future.
He may have left Anfield for the AFCON this week, but talk around a Salah exit in 2026 continues.
Jamie Carragher has sent a message to the Liverpool star regarding a potential departure in January.
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But regardless of what happens with the Egyptian in the coming weeks, he is not the only first-team regular that could end up leaving Merseyside at some point in the next year.
Virgil van Dijk praises Ibrahima Konate
Ibrahima Konate is out of contract at Anfield at the end of June 2026.
That means he could be signed to a pre-contract agreement by foreign clubs from as early as January.
A recent report from Italy has claimed that Inter Milan are looking at Konate ahead of a potential move this winter, and the Reds are contemplating his departure.
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The centre-back has been criticised for his form so far this season, but Virgil van Dijk has now been quick to praise his recent upturn, saying he has been ‘outstanding’ in the two recent games against Inter Milan and Brighton.
Speaking to Liverpool’s official website, he said: “Ibou is a fantastic defender. Obviously when the team is not performing as a collective, then we as the last line could be exposed. And that happened at times as well.
“Individual mistakes cost us, including myself at times. Unfortunately, that’s part of the game. It’s how you deal with it, how you react to it.
“I think Ibou, as an example, has been in the last two games especially outstanding. He’s working on things, like we all do. He helps me, I help him and that’s how it should be. We are not perfect.
“He wants the best for the club and I’m pretty sure that will be absolutely fine.”
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Transfer fee Liverpool could earn from Ibrahima Konate
Reports last month said that Liverpool were in contract talks with Konate.
However, as January nears, there has yet to be any official confirmation on a fresh agreement.
As things stand, it means the stopper will leave the Reds for nothing in the summer, unless they are able to net some form of transfer fee in January.
The aforementioned report on Inter’s interest claims that €15m (£13.2m) could be enough for Liverpool to part ways with the Frenchman next month.
Not a great fee, but it is better than losing a player for nothing, as long as a replacement is signed, of course.
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