Report: Bayern Munich make contact for Ibrahima Konate after Liverpool's plan detailed

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Bayern Munich are looking to sign Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate.The French central defender is due to become a free agent at the end of June 2026, and teams outside of the UK will be able to sign the stopper to a pre-contract agreement from January 2026.Rousing The Kop shared an exclusive update on Konate’s contract situation on Friday, reporting that Liverpool will hold further talks with his camp during the November international break, which begins next week.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Transfer insider Graeme Bailey told us: “Liverpool really don’t believe that he has decided his future at this point, whether that be staying at Anfield or leaving.”Now, a fresh update on the situation has emerged from Germany.Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesIt’s understood that Bayern Munich are looking at the Liverpool defender as a potential option, with Bild reporting that the German powerhouse have made contact with Konate’s camp.It’s expected that Bayern will sign another defender next summer, as long as they are able to sell Kim Min-jae.In something of a transfer merry-go-round situation, though, Liverpool and the Bundesliga champions both have a vested interest in three centre-backs, one of which is Konate.Amid his contract running out in June 2026, Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano is of interest to the Reds.Elsewhere, both clubs like Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi, who is also set to become a free agent next year.But there could be another club in the race to land some of Europe’s leading soon-to-be free agents.It was reported recently that Real Madrid and Upamecano were close to a verbal agreement, while PSG were linked with him as well.The Spanish giants have previously been mooted to sign Konate and Alexis Mac Allister from Liverpool.Should the centre-back leave, Nico Schlotterbeck is another potential option for Arne Slot’s team.