Report: What sources close to the Liverpool dressing room are now saying about Ibrahima Konate's future
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Ibrahima Konate is currently due to leave Liverpool as a free agent when his contract expires at the end of June 2026.Virgil van Dijk wants Konate to stay at Anfield, but the Frenchman is running out of time to agree a new deal.However, he remains a regular starter for Liverpool and the word coming out of the club is that he is now more likely to stay for the 2026/27 season, rather than leave in the summer. Give me your SCORE PREDICTIONS for Saturday’s Man City clash 🔮 Who will book a place in the semi-final at Wembley?
Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images Ibrahima Konate more likely to stay at Liverpool this summerThe Athletic shared an update on the centre-back this week, stating: “But The Athletic has also been told by multiple sources with links to the dressing room that Konate staying at Anfield is currently viewed as more likely than him leaving. And so the uncertainty drags on.”Said news comes after it has been suggested that Real Madrid aren’t interested in Konate after links about a possible move.The Frenchman has had a mixed season at Liverpool, but his form has improved a great deal over the last couple of months.But even if Konate does end up agreeing to sign fresh terms on Merseyside, the Reds could probably do with another centre-back, and are being linked with a couple of names.Liverpool’s summer centre-back targetsIt was suggested in March that Liverpool were ready to spend £89m on signing Alessandro Bastoni of Inter Milan this summer.He is a key figure in the Serie A, but Bastoni has been criticised in the Italian media this week after a poor showing in the World Cup play-off final, which saw him shown a red card in the first half.Aside from the Inter ace, Nico Schlotterbeck has been mooted as an option for a while now.Hopes of landing Schlotterbeck seemed low when news emerged about the German being close to agreeing a new contract with his current side, Borussia Dortmund.However, the player denied a deal with the Bundesliga outfit was close, and a further update has now emerged via Christian Falk, who suggested that the reason the stopper has not signed a new contract yet is because of interest from Liverpool and Manchester United.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox