US EditionLiverpool Star Ready to Leave After 'Disappointing' Contract Offer
MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND, JUN 23 – Konate rejected Liverpool's initial contract offer over its bonus-heavy structure, with his camp seeking a higher guaranteed wage amid interest from Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
- Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate rejected the club's initial contract renewal offer amid ongoing negotiations in 2025.
- Konate and his representatives seek a higher guaranteed wage rather than performance-based bonuses, which Liverpool officials deem excessive.
- Konate played 42 times in the 2024–25 season, contributing to Liverpool's Premier League title win last season, despite past injury struggles.
- Konate mentioned to the French broadcaster recently that discussions about his future with the club are ongoing and that they will determine the outcome in due course.
- Liverpool plan to reopen contract discussions later this summer to resolve uncertainties, as losing Konate could weaken their defensive options.
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Real Madrid will to pay £25m to sign second Liverpool player
Real Madrid have already signed two defenders this summer in Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold, with a third set to follow in Alvaro Carreras. And there could be more to come at the Santiago Bernabeu.It’s no secret that Real Madrid have an interest in a second Liverpool player: Ibrahima Konate. The France international is well-liked within the offices of Valdebebas, and with his contract expiring in 12 months’ time, there could be a simila…
Ibrahima Konate rejects latest new contract offer from Liverpool
Ibrahima Konate is hesitating to sign a new contract at Liverpool, prompting concern that the club may lose another key player after Trent Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid. Konate’s current deal enters its final year next month, and according to the Guardian, he has rejected Liverpool’s initial extension offer, which was heavily performance-based. The French […] The post Ibrahima Konate rejects latest new contract offer from Liverpool appe…
Real Madrid has been following a fairly clear signing policy for many of its new additions for a few years: waiting for footballers to be in their last year of contract, talking to them or their representatives, checking their situation and waiting for them not to renew and thus being able to sign them up for free the following year.This situation has been repeated with a footballer for whom the club chaired by Florentino Pérez has been interest…
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