What followed was a remarkably candid set of admissions from Konate as he spoke about his belief that his partnership with Virgil van Dijk had been, at that point, Europe's best defensive pairing, while he also revealed he had pushed through his recovery to help the team out of a centre-back shortage following injury to Joe Gomez before the visit of Manchester United.

From Liverpool's point of view, Konate maybe revealed one too many trade secrets.

Over four months on, though, the Frenchman, having revealed the club were in talks, remains tethered to the same terms penned when he arrived back in the summer of 2021.

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And while the likes of James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Gini Wijnaldum and Naby Keita were all allowed to leave as free agents with the best wishes of everyone connected to the club, seeing Alexander-Arnold walk away will sting.

Arne Slot has spoken about the need for everyone connected to the club to make it as difficult as possible for players to leave Anfield and a huge part of that will be days like April 27, when supporters were first able to toast to their club being champions of England for the first time 35 years.

The city-wide parade will also have a part to play in letting players know, both inside the Liverpool dressing room and beyond, of what will await them further down the line if they are successful at Anfield

And for players like Konate - whose long-term futures are somewhat uncertain - and prospective transfer targets that are assessing the lay of the land this summer ahead of their next move, a memorable afternoon across the city region May 26 might go a long way towards winning hearts and minds
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