Ibrahima Konate settles his future and urges Liverpool boss to explain contract delay

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To be fair, 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. I’m waiting to sort the contract but when everything is sorted you will have to ask Richard (Hughes) what I said to him in September, November, and he’s going to say something to make everyone quiet.”There had been fears among fans that Liverpool had got themselves into another Trent Alexander-Arnold situation.

The England full-back moved to the Bernabeu when his contract expired past summer.But when asked if had always wanted to extend his time at the club, Konate replied: “That's why I said. When everything's going to be sorted, I wish you had discussion with Richard and asked what I said to him a few months ago before everyone talked about everything and when he’s going to reply, you will see.

I started this already and it's a big responsibility, but we start and we play football to have this kind of chance and to make sure everything is fine for this amazing club. "And I think if everyone knew exactly what happened to me, they can understand which kind of sacrifice I've done for this club."“I take it in my heart like my family.