Ibrahima Konate informs Liverpool of transfer decision

Liverpool central defender Ibrahima Konate has reportedly informed the club that he won’t be signing a new contract at Anfield.

The France international has been a hugely important player for the Reds, but it now seems he’s made up his mind to move on for a new challenge.

Konate is said to have informed Liverpool of his decision, and they’ve accepted it, according to Fichajes.

The report states that this now points towards Konate moving to Real Madrid on a free transfer next summer.

Fabrizio Romano has spoken on YouTube about Real having a genuine interest in Konate, and it’s clear this has been one to watch for some time now.

Is Ibrahima Konate really set to leave Liverpool for Real Madrid?

As we recently covered, Konate’s future has been uncertain for a while, with interest from Real Madrid and possibly even Chelsea.

The 26-year-old is fast approaching becoming a free agent, so LFC are really running out of time to tie him down to a new contract.

As things stand, it seems inevitable that Konate will be leaving Liverpool on a free transfer, and a top club like Real Madrid would likely love the chance to sign a player as good as that.

Ibrahima Konate exit looks like another blow for Liverpool

Although it was mostly a positive summer transfer window for Liverpool as they signed big names like Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, there was the blow of losing Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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The England international also ran down his contract and ended up making the move to Madrid, in what initially looked like would be a free transfer but ended up being a small fee in order to get him in a bit earlier to play in the Club World Cup.

It now looks like Konate could do something similar, so Liverpool will need to start work on a replacement for this important player.