Confirmed: Real Madrid sign Ibrahima Konate on a four-year contract until 2030 | OneFootball

The official announcements keep on coming at Real Madrid. After confirming the signings of Marc Cucurella and Bernardo Silva, as well as the contract renewal of Antonio Rudiger in recent days, the Spanish capital club have dropped another major announcement today.

Indeed, Los Blancos have confirmed the signing of former Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate as a free agent after his contract at Anfield expired at the end of the season.

The French international has signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid, committing to the club until 2030.

“Real Madrid CF and Ibrahima Konate have reached an agreement whereby he will be a Real Madrid player for the next four seasons, until June 30, 2030,” the statement read.

Konate had been on Los Blancos’ radars for a long time now and with his contract at Liverpool expiring this summer, Florentino Perez & co. pounced on the chance to sign him as a free agent.

With David Alaba having left the club, Rudiger in his thirties, and Eder Militao struggling with injuries, Real Madrid needed to bolster their centre-back department.

And, in Konate, the Merengues have signed a defender in his prime years, with years of top-level experience at clubs like RB Leipzig and Liverpool, and a title-winning pedigree.