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It’s suggested that, with contract talks at risk of collapsing, Liverpool has set Konate a deadline to make a decision by the end of the summer transfer window.

Such a big claim should be taken with a healthy dose of salt.

The club has already made efforts to tie him down to a new deal, and if Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk’s sagas taught us anything, it’s that these matters are never resolved quickly.

There is no doubt though that Konate’s future is a concern for Liverpool, especially with reports suggesting that Real Madrid is waiting ominously in the background again.

What’s more, Konate hasn’t quite filled supporters with hope whenever he’s addressed his contract situation.

The 26-year-old confirmed back in January that he had been offered a new deal by Liverpool, although when he was then asked if he was close to signing it, he responded: “That’s another conversation!”

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Liverpool has been in talks over a new contract for Ibrahima Konate.

That came after reports earlier in the season that Konate was close to signing a new deal with the Reds — a claim that has proven to be wide of the mark.

“Who talked about that a few months ago?” Konate said.

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And even the big journalists said in November I am very close to signing the deal