Fabrizio Romano relays Liverpool exit u-turn hint with bombshell Tuesday tweet
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Ibrahima Konate may have just inadvertently hinted at the possibility of him extending his Liverpool contract.The Frenchman talked up the Reds bouncing back amid a difficult 2025/26 campaign.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYThe Merseysiders currently find themselves toiling outside the top four places – a miserable 21 points behind Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.Ibrahima Konate hints at Liverpool contract commitmentIn comments relayed on X (formerly Twitter) by Fabrizio Romano, the former RB Leipzig centre-half confirmed that the Reds remain committed to winning silverware. 🚨 Ibrahima Konaté tells ESPN: “We bring new players, we will adapt, we will try to understand each other and at a point, with time, we will win a trophy”.
“We will have success and when we win the Premier League or Champions League, people will forget every bad season we had… pic.twitter.com/fb5HBeEhd8 — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 31, 2026Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustFurther to the point, he told ESPN that fans would soon forget what has been a disappointing 2025/26 campaign after the club eventually wins the Premier League title and Champions League once again.Strange comments to make if Konate’s still planning on running down his contract (expiring this summer).Konate could do Liverpool a big favour this summerWe’re struggling to believe that these are the comments of a man who wishes to leave Liverpool at the end of the season.Indeed, we’ve still yet to receive absolute confirmation that Ibrahima Konate wishes to call time on his Anfield career.The last word we heard from David Ornstein at The Athletic earlier in March was that ‘constructive’ talks were taking place between both sides.
Ibrahima Konate stats Percentiles 6.62 duels won 92nd 68.8% duels won 87th 71..9% aerial duels won 91st 1.11 xG against while on the pitch 86th * Ibrahima Konate’s per 90 stats in the Premier League in the 2025/26 season (Fotmob)There’s no question that Konate extending his stay at L4 would be incredibly beneficial to the club. But it’s also worth highlighting the fact that, at his best, the France international is one of the leading centre-halves in Europe.We’re in no rush to see the defender leave Liverpool after the season.