Jamie Carragher gives Ibrahima Konate reality check in Liverpool contract saga

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"He's not Virgil van Dijk. He's a good center-back who you hope will sign, but if he doesn’t want to sign, Liverpool will be absolutely fine.

"He's a very good center-back, he's a title winner at Liverpool, he's played in the Champions League final against Real Madrid. He's obviously a quality center-back.

"It's not poor management [if he goes for free]. Then it's your decision, do you keep him to the length of his contract or do you sell him?" Carragher was impressed by Konate's display against Real Madrid last week, but wants to see more from the Frenchman before he is convinced that the defender is back to his best form.