Liverpool given concerning Ibrahima Konate injury update ahead of France's World Cup qualifier

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Konate still reported for international duty earlier this week, although he is yet to take part in full training with his France teammates as concerns continue over his fitness ahead of games against Azerbaijan and Iceland. Konate sat out training on Tuesday, and according to Ouest-France, he and Kylian Mbappe trained separately from the rest of their teammates on Wednesday.

It’s claimed that Mbappe is more likely to play in Friday’s game against Azerbaijan than Konate. Konate and Kylian Mbappe trained separately from the rest of their France teammates (Image: Getty Images) French boss Didier Deschamps insisted on Monday he would take “no risks” with his players, although he didn’t appear to have too many concerns over his current squad.

"What I do know is that he limped," Slot said about Konate’s injury on Saturday. "He felt his quad a little bit.