Ibrahima Konate suffers ANOTHER brutal setback | OneFootball

Ibrahima Konate has suffered another setback. It's a brutal one for the Liverpool star.

Ibrahima Konate's contract expires in the summer and there aren't too many signs that he's going to agree a new one. The Frenchman has been in talks with Liverpool for a year now - but that deal remains unsigned.

There's a split between the two, essentially. Liverpool absolutely want to renew Konate's deal but only for the money they value him at.

The defender feels he's entitled to a big contract as he's in his prime years and fully established as an elite defender. It's a complicated one, too, as Konate will want to position himself as Liverpool's main defender post-Virgil van Dijk.

His next contract would secure him that role but while the Reds may be happy for him to be that, they won't want to pay him as well as they're currently paying Van Dijk.

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That leaves Konate with some options. He could reduce his demands, signing for Liverpool at the salary they're willing to pay.

Or he could leverage the fact that several other teams are looking for centre-backs right now. That's a good way to drive up your value - create competition between major clubs.

Only, that isn't working.