Ibrahima Konate next club update as defender could land instant Liverpool reunion

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SportFootballLiverpool FCIbrahima Konate is to leave Liverpool when his contract expires next month after failing to agree a new deal and he is already being linked with a number of clubsIbrahima Konate could be set for a reunion with Liverpool next season after it emerged he will leave Anfield this summer.The centre-back is to leave the Reds when his contract expires next month after failing to agree a new deal.And according to French publication L'Equipe, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Chelsea will try to sign the centre-back on a free transfer this summer.Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!The report also claims that Konate is hoping to sort his future out before heading to the World Cup with the France squad and Xabi Alonso's Chelsea intend to their luck in a deal for the defender.Konate’s departure will be seen as a major blow to Arne Slot and sporting director Richard Hughes ahead of a critically important summer transfer window.The Reds have already said farewell to Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, while Curtis Jones also continues to be linked with a move away.Rennes centre-back Jeremy Jacquet will arrive in a £60million deal while Giovani Leoni will also return to the squad after suffering a season-ending knee injury on his debut in September.Captain Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, who only has one year left on his deal, are Liverpool’s only senior centre-backs.Konate, who joined from RB Leipzig in a £36m deal five years ago, had only last month suggested that he was set to sign a new deal.Speaking following his side’s Merseyside derby victory over Everton, he said: “My future? There are many things people have said, but for a long time we have spoken with the club and we are close to an agreement.

I think everyone wished for that for as long as possible, but we are in a good way.“There is a big chance I’m here next season. This is what I always wanted.

I’m waiting to sort the contract, but when everything is sorted, you will have to ask Richard [Hughes, ­Liverpool’s sporting director] what I said to him in September, November and he’s going to say something to make everyone quiet.”FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageChoose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCLiverpool FC transfer newsIbrahima KonateChelsea FC