The transfer window has not yet officially started, but the big maneuvers have already launched on the side of Liverpool. Coveted by Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, Ibrahima Konaté fits lusts after a solid season among the Reds. Faced with this double offensive, the English club has decided to react firmly. The leaders have now set the price to pay to hope to start discussions around their central defender.
According to the Spanish daily MarcaLiverpool requires no less than 100 million euros to sell Ibrahima Konaté this summer. A colossal amount, equivalent to 84 million pounds sterling, which reflects the will of the English club to keep the player. Especially since French has only one year of contract, which makes this strategy even more muscular. Real Madrid, who wishes to attract him at the end of his contract in 2026, delayed. PSG, for its part, keeps a attentive eye on the file, seduces by the idea of adding a new tricolor talent to its frame.
100M € or nothing: the mad ultimatum of Liverpool for Konaté
Konaté, 25, comes out of a full season with the Reds. He played 39 games in all competitions, including 36 as a holder, for a total of 3130 minutes. He is thus the 8th most used player in the workforce and the 3rd most aligned defender, behind Van Dijk and Robertson. Figures that confirm its importance in the system set up by Jürgen Klopp before his departure.
Konaté, a deterrent price to cool the competition?
Despite the player's contractual situation, Liverpool does not seem ready to give in to market pressure. The message is clear: Konaté is considered to be a major element of the workforce, and only a three -digit check could possibly have the management wave. This daring positioning could however turn against the club, if the player decided not to extend and left free next year.
PSG, in search of a 100 % French defensive axis to succeed Marquinhos, carefully follows the evolution of the file. Real plays the watch and could take advantage of the end of the contract to complete a smart blow in the summer of 2026. It remains to be seen whether Konaté will have the patience to wait or if it will push for a transfer from this offseason.
