Ibrahima Konate is getting at least one thing right amid Liverpool contract standoff

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We might not have the same level of drama as last year, when the prospect of losing Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold all at the same time made for a hugely worrying end to the season, but there is still another big question to be answered this time around. The defender will be able to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with any foreign club of his choosing in just over a month’s time, and once again, it’s Real Madrid that seems to leading the chase for his signature.

Not that Liverpool is giving up on him signing a new deal at Anfield, with Konate himself confirming that his representatives remain in talks over potentially extending his stay on Merseyside. Ibrahima Konate may have learned from the way Trent Alexander-Arnold handled his contract situation (Image: Getty) In that sense, it feels like he may have learned from Alexander-Arnold’s exit.

Alexander-Arnold’s silence last season didn’t help his cause in any way, and contributed to the ill-feeling that eventually greeted his decision to leave. Konate might still end up going down the same route and follow his former teammate to the Bernabeu, but at least he is keeping fans in the loop on the situation.