Ibrahima Konate “close” to Liverpool contract agreement

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Ibrahima Konate is reportedly close to agreeing a new deal at Liverpool that would extend his stay past this upcoming summer window. Image Credits: Imago Images It’s starting to feel like we may finally have a conclusion to the Ibrahima Konate contract situation at Liverpool.

The Athletic has already reported that it is more likely that Konate stays at Anfield. Now a fresh report from French journalist Abdellah Boulma seems to affirm that the 26-year-old will stay at Liverpool.

“After several months of tough negotiations, Ibrahima Konaté and Liverpool are close to an agreement, even though some details still need to be ironed out,” Boulma reports before adding that it is a long-term contract being prepared: “A long-term lease is taking shape.” There is still work to be done, of course – salary structure, bonuses and length of contract have all been sticking points in previous rounds of talks – but the tone around this story is now very different to the uncertainty of a few months ago. If this latest update proves accurate, the lengthy stand-off could soon give way to a new deal that keeps the Frenchman at the heart of Liverpool’s defence for years to come, and finally draws a line under one of the more drawn-out contract sagas of the post-Klopp era.