Ibrahima Konate sent home from France squad as Liverpool dealt injury concern

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He was seen leaving the pitch during Liverpool's recent Premier League match against Chelsea. However, Konate will not be joining them as he focuses on his recovery.

Despite the concern over Konate's injury, Slot remains hopeful that the quick substitution may have prevented a more 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.

Ibrahima Konate was withdrawn in the second-half of the game (Image: Robin Jones/Getty Images) "It might be OK that he went off early enough but it was clear I had to take him off because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." Konaté was considered fit enough to link up with his international team-mates, though it seems he continues to battle the same issue. Joe Gomez remains an option to step in, although he wasn't selected from the substitutes' bench against Chelsea following his own return from injury.