Liverpool are one win away from the Premier League title after Sunday’s hard-fought result away to Leicester City.

The Reds had to rely on a late Trent Alexander-Arnold winner as Liverpool secured a massive win at the King Power Stadium, with Arne Slot’s side now just one win away from the biggest prize in English football.

With Alexander-Arnold stealing all the headlines, there hasn’t been much space for other Liverpool players to bask in their own good performance on the day, with Conor Bradley winning praise from Tony Adams for his showing against Leicester.

And Troy Deeney has now lauded another Liverpool player who caught the eye against the Foxes on the weekend.

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Writing for BBC Sport, the former Watford captain was full of praise for Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, with Deeney backing the France international to become a centre-back ‘that could rival the greats’ in the Premier League.

Deeney said: “Liverpool made hard work of it against Leicester but Konate showed that he is at the top level physically and he is switched on.

He could become a great centre-back, possibly one that could rival the greats.”

With Liverpool struggling to reach an agreement with Konate over a new contract, the 25-year-old defender’s future at Anfield remain to be seen with the centre-back’s current deal due to expire next year.

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And with Deeney now lauding Konate as a talent who could become one of the greats in the Premier League, the pressure will be on for Liverpool to strike an agreement with Konate over a new deal, with the French international enjoying his best year yet with the Reds alongside Virgil van Dijk.

With Liverpool eyeing Dean Huijsen as a new summer signing after securing Van Dijk’s future with a new deal, things are changing fast for the Reds in the centre-back department, where Slot seems keen to upgrade things over the off-season.

Yet losing Konate would be a seismic blow for Liverpool and their long-term plans under Slot, who after one season in England looks like a manager who could build a new dynasty in Merseyside that can dominate the Premier League for years to come.

However, this dream could crumble if Konate were to leave in the next 12 months, with the French international simply too good to be allowed to leave, especially after a year where the defender has finally formed a fantastic partnership with Van Dijk.