This Sunday, the France team will end its qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup with a final trip to Azerbaijan, in Baku, on Sunday (6 p.m.). An anecdotal meeting, since the Blues have qualified since this large victory against Ukraine on Thursday (4-0). Without Kylian Mbappé, affected and forfeited for the trip to Baku, Didier Deschamps should field a reshuffled team and give playing time to some. This is particularly the case of Ibrahima Konaté (26 years old), in competition with William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano.
The Liverpool central defender will experience, in addition to the 2026 World Cup, an eventful summer since his contract will end at the end of the current season. In addition, several rumors regarding a transfer to Real Madrid have been mentioned in Spain. Casa Blanca, who wants to get their hands on an experienced defender who is neither too old nor too young, has set its sights on Konaté. Last June, we revealed to you on our site that the Frenchman is ready to leave the Reds.
Ibrahima Konaté maintains the vagueness
And this Saturday, at a press conference, the French defender remained evasive on the subject and in particular on his extension at Liverpool. “I’ve seen a lot of things in the press recently, like Liverpool made me a new offer… I don’t know where it comes from. My agents continue to discuss with Liverpool, I hope my decision will be made very soon so that I can announce it.he said, casting doubt on his future with the Reds and a possible transfer to Madrid is becoming clearer.
But here too, Ibrahima Konaté will be in competition with another French defender. At the end of his contract at Bayern Munich in June, Dayot Upamecano already has a verbal agreement with Real Madrid, according to our information. His profile and his experience, as well as the fact that he is free at the end of the season, make him the perfect player in the eyes of the managers. It remains to be seen what Ibrahima Konaté will decide, who has still not moved forward to extend with Liverpool.
