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Ibrahima Konate not injured as absence from Liverpool training explained

Ibrahima Konate was not spotted at an open training session at the AXA Training Center on Tuesday, and Liverpool.com understands he is currently in France to tend to a personal matter.

13:17, 20 Jan 2026Updated 13:29, 20 Jan 2026

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Ibrahima Konate missed training on the eve of Liverpool's Champions League game against Marseille due to personal reasons.

Konate was not spotted at an open training session at the AXA Training Center on Tuesday, and Liverpool.com understands he is currently in France to tend to a personal matter.

Konate's Liverpool teammates are scheduled to fly to France on Tuesday afternoon, and it is unclear at this point whether Konate will link up with them in Marseille in time to feature in Wednesday's game.

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Slot is due to speak at a press conference in Marseille at 6.40pm GMT on Tuesday, when he may gave an update on whether Konate is expected to be involved in the game.

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