Ibrahima Konate sent home from France duty in injury blow for Liverpool

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Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate was sent home from the France squad. (Image: Getty Images)Ibrahima Konate has been sent back from international duty due to injury worries.

The decision has been made for Konate not to accompany the team on that journey as he continues his recovery. Curtis Jones replaced the 26-year-old, with Ryan Gravenberch moving to join Virgil van Dijk in the backline.Slot had alarm bells ringing over the knock but was hopeful Konate had been substituted quickly enough to avoid a serious issue."I don't know if it is a big injury, but what I do know is he limped a little bit and when I asked him he said he felt his quad a little bit," said the Dutchman.

We all know Ryan [Gravenberch] is quite good in that.Ibrahima Konate was withdrawn in the second half of the game (Image: Getty Images)"It might be OK that he went off early enough but it was clear I had to take him off because he was limping."Konate was considered sufficiently fit to link up with his international squad, though it seems he continues to battle the same issue.Joe Gomez remains a potential stand-in, yet he wasn't selected from the substitutes' bench against Chelsea following his own return from injury. Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.