Fabrizio Romano Gives Major Update on PSG, Real Madrid Target’s Future at Liverpool | OneFootball

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konaté is entering the final year of his contract, with no extension yet agreed, leaving questions about his long-term future at Anfield.

Reports suggest both PSG and Real Madrid are monitoring the situation closely and could make a move if no deal is finalized before the January transfer window.

Foot Mercato notes that Konaté has already been offered to several top European clubs—including PSG, Real Madrid, and Barcelona—hinting that a transfer may be on the horizon as his contract approaches its end.

Can Liverpool Hold Onto PSG, Real Madrid Target?

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Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports that Liverpool and Ibrahima Konate are still in talks over a new contract. The center-back is also reportedly high on Real Madrid’s list of potential free-transfer targets next summer.

Liverpool are reportedly open to selling Konaté in the January transfer window if a new contract isn’t agreed upon. Former Manchester United and Blackburn scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that manager Arne Slot still believes the club can find an upgrade on the 26-year-old.

“Liverpool will be making efforts to keep Konaté,” Brown said. “They haven’t got great cover at centre-back, there’s Joe Gomez who can do a job and they’ve brought in the young lad Giovanni Leoni from Italy. The issue they have with Konate is that he always seems to have a mistake in him.

“That’s why they wanted Marc Guehi, he’s a very good option and he brings stability. It takes the concern away from the back line they’ve got at the moment, and that’s why they’ve been looking to improve at centre-back. Having missed out on Guehi, they don’t have the depth to get rid of Konate now.

“So they’ll be making efforts for him to sign a new contract. If he doesn’t, then they’ll have a decision to make and it wouldn’t surprise me to see him leave in January rather than on a free at the end of the year. Especially if they go back in for Guehi, because he’d be an immediate replacement. So it all depends on how these talks go over his new contract.”