Report: The new feeling Liverpool have about Ibrahima Konate's future at Anfield

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Ibrahima Konate’s Liverpool contract is set to expire on June 30, 2026, but there is a growing feeling he will pen fresh terms.Konate has been in talks over a new deal for some time now, but a new contract is yet to be announced.This week has seen Real Madrid’s interest in the Liverpool centre-back emerge once again, but the Reds have new confidence he will remain at Anfield beyond the expiry of his current contract. If Gakpo and Salah aren’t to blame for their poor form, then who is? 🤔 Slot was quick to move any blame away from Gakpo after being asked about one goal in nine games…Credit: Molly Darlington/Getty Images Liverpool have new confidence Ibrahima Konate will sign contractGraeme Bailey, writing for TeamTalk, has now shared this week that Liverpool believe they have now offered Konate the most lucrative contract offer when it comes to basic salary.Furthermore, ‘there is a new confidence from within the club that Konate will sign up’.But while those in a position of power on Merseyside seem sure the stopper will stay beyond 2025/26, there is plenty of interest in his services from foreign sides, who are already about to agree a pre-contract with the player.Serie A outfit Inter Milan were linked with Konate last week, while Bailey also mentions that Spanish giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are looking at the player.Ibrahima Konate’s current wage is low for Liverpool first-team playerThough Liverpool are said to have offered Konate a lucrative contract this year, his current earnings are among the lowest from Arne Slot’s regular starters.After he signed a two-year extension in 2025, Mohamed Salah is the highest-earning player at Liverpool with a base weekly salary of £400,000, according to Capology.Virgil van Dijk takes second place on the list with a weekly standard salary of £350,000.Konate, meanwhile, is reported to net £70,000-a-week, which makes him the 18th-highest earning Liverpool player in 2025/26.

Konate earns £70,000-a-week, Liverpool surely need to make a big offer for him to stay?! Credit: Visionhaus/Getty Images Curtis Jones and Wataru Endo (both £50,000-a-week) are the only senior/semi-regular starters who are taking home less than the Frenchman.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox