Liverpool now odds-on favourites to keep Ibrahima Konate as contract U-turn could be on

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Konate has been a key figure at the heart of Arne Slot’s backline alongside Virgil van Dijk once again this term, as he started in all but one of their 27 Premier League games so far in 2025-26. Football Insider revealed at the start of February that Liverpool still have hope that the centre-back will pen a new contract before the end of the season, and they could now be about to get their way in a surprising development.

Credit: ImagoRead More: Sources: Liverpool ‘would love’ to keep Ibrahima Konate after deal agreedLiverpool well-placed for Ibrahima Konate renewalFormer Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider in January that Liverpool would be prepared to let Konate leave during the winter window if the right offer came in for him. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Liverpool secured the signing of Jeremy Jacquet for £60million in January for this summer, which only served to add further fuel to the idea that they had resigned themselves to losing Konate on a free.

Liverpool are still seen as the most likely destination for Konate to play his football next season, with one major bookmaker even pricing them as the odds-on favourites at 7/10. Read More: Sources: Liverpool to follow Jeremy Jacquet transfer with another ‘major’ new dealThe Reds set to follow Jeremy Jacquet with another dealFootball Insider revealed on Tuesday that Jacquet will not be the last addition to Liverpool’s centre-back group this summer, regardless of how Konate’s future ultimately plays out.