'Ibrahima Konate is better than I was but Liverpool may still have to say no to new contract'

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“We can start with Virgil van Dijk, with of course, Andy Robertson when he played, even if he's a little bit better than Milos Kerkez, it's complicated. So he had one good season.” Frank Leboeuf has suggested Liverpool may need to pull the plug on contract talks with Ibrahima Konate (Image: 2025 Jean Catuffe) Leboeuf does feel that Liverpool should do all it can to renew Konate’s contract - as long as his wage demands are reasonable.

“I know that he has to renew his contract,” Leboeuf added. I said if he's reasonable at his asking price, that should be done.

But Ibrahima is a great player, he is a great lad, is dedicated to his club and he will give 100 per cent to Liverpool. “I wasn't as good as him defensively, but I'm capable of seeing when he has to improve his game.