Finance Guru: Liverpool star told to agree deal after Real Madrid ‘plan’ revealed

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VISIT THE TRANSFER HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Why Ibrahima Konate is set for Liverpool wage increaseKonate has faced criticism following his performances for Liverpool this season, with Arne Slot’s side struggling to replicate the form of their title-winning campaign. Ibrahima KonateStatsAppearances/Starts45/43Goals/Assists2/0Yellow Cards9Ibrahima Konate’s stats for Liverpool this seasonSpeaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson discussed whether Konate is in a position to land a wage increase if he signs a new deal at Anfield.

“He’s obviously not had a good season, but he’s a £50m player in the current market, and a £50m player can command £200-250k. “For all of the numbers that we hear about from Liverpool fans, I’m sure he’s on between £150-200k all in.

He’s on good money already, but he can easily get to £250k.” Why Liverpool should agree Konate dealBorson insisted agreeing a new deal with Konate makes sense for Liverpool due to his transfer value. “Liverpool should do the deal just because if you’ve got a player there that’s worth £50m that you actually like, that’s played loads of football, that might be going through a rough time at the moment, but probably will recover next season, you should probably get him on board and sign him up,” said Borson. 🚨 Liverpool are now closer to reaching full agreement with Ibrahima Konaté over new contract.Negotiations are advancing well after Real Madrid talks stopped in November, with Liverpool now progressing.Not done/sealed yet but #LFC confident.🎥➕ https://t.co/vYxmYy1FWD pic.twitter.com/PPBMr3DM3N— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 9, 2026 View Tweet “The reality is that his plan A was always to try and go to Real Madrid for free.