Liverpool boss Arne Slot has revealed talks have been opened with Ibrahima Konate over a new contract to keep the Frenchman at Anfield beyond the summer window, and away from the likes of Real Madrid.
Virgil van Dijk has issued a passionate plea to defensive partner Ibrahima Konate, urging his team-mate to snub a potential move to Real Madrid at the end of the seasons sign a new contract with LIVERPOOL.
The Frenchman, who joined LIVERPOOL from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2021, has lifted five major trophies during his time at Anfield, including the Premier League in 2024/25.
But the France international’s future has been the subject of speculation in recent months, with Liverpool making efforts to extend his stay at Anfield for the foreseeable future.
Fabrizio Romano posted on X: Arne Slot: “We are in talks with Ibou Konaté over new deal… so that tells you what we want”.
“It’s clear we would like him to stay, negotiations are ongoing, let’s see where that ends. We wouldn’t be in negotiations if we didn’t want him to stay!”
Amid all the speculation and rumours, Virgil Van Dijk has made his feelings crystal clear regarding the uncertain future of Konate: “We are friends, we speak about everything,” Van Dijk told reporters.
“It’s a process and let’s see what comes out of it. It’s never that easy. We saw with my own situation last year so it’s never that easy that we can just say ‘let’s get it done’.”
“Obviously I want him to stay,” said Van Dijk. “He’s an important figure on the pitch. That’s what everyone sees but off the pitch as well, he’s one of the leaders. He’s outstanding and in my eyes, a world-class centre back.
‘I can do only so much but it’s in the club’s hands, together with his agents and himself so let’s see what comes out of it but I have no influence otherwise on that.”
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