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The Frenchman is out of contract at the end of the current season - and could be leaving the club on a free transfer if no new deal is agreed.

Having joined the club from RB Leipzig back in 2021 for £35m, Konate has established himself as Virgil van Dijk’s preferred centre-back partner - winning the Premier League title in the 2024/25 season.

Liverpool currently have only two fit central defenders in the shape of Van Dijk and Konate - with Giovanni Leoni and Joe Gomez both injured.

Senesi will leave Bournemouth

Sporting director Richard Hughes is thought to be in the market for defensive arrivals and we have seen links to both Marc Guehi and Nico Schlotterbeck of late.

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But the Premier League champions may opt to turn to Bournemouth for a bargain new recruit - with BBC reporter Nizaar Kinsella confirming that Marcos Senesi is set to leave the club on a free at the end of the season.

Senesi, 28, joined the Cherries back in 2022 and is currently first-choice centre-back for head coach Andoni Iraola. His period out of the team last season owing to injury opened the door to Dean Huijsen - who ended up joining Real Madrid last summer.

Bournemouth also sold Illia Zabarnyi to Paris Saint-Germain with the Vitality Stadium providing a very good environment for defenders to develop.