Arsene Wenger warned Liverpool in May 2025 about the embarrassing Konate situation with Real Madrid

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Arsene Wenger revealed the Real Madrid transfer blueprint in May 2025 after Trent Alexander-Arnold ran his contract down before signing with the Spaniards. In his social media statement addressing Liverpool fans, Konate said: “I am deeply saddened that I didn’t get the chance to say goodbye to all of you at the last game.

I didn’t know it would be my final teime wearing this shirt in front of you.” ?? @LFC pic.twitter.com/5c4ZPtEMqF — Ibrahima Konate (@IbrahimaKonate_) May 31, 2026 Konate was reportedly in talks with Liverpool for over a year and a half and couldn’t find an agreement, but days after announcing he’s leaving, Madrid reportedly reached a verbal agreement with him. “There is no transfer anymore for the big, big players.

They go all at the end of their contract because the wages are so high that [if] you want to buy Marcel [Desailly] today you have to give him so much money that you cannot pay the transfer anymore. They say two years before the end of a contract we want to buy you, we give you these wages and we will try to make an offer to the club.