Ibrahima Konate made it clear to Liverpool how much he wants in salary to sign a new contract and a TEAMTalk also reveals the transfer fee Real Madrid will have to pay to bring the centre-back to the Santiago Bernabéu this summer.
Konate’s contract with Liverpool expires at the end of the season, and there is no new deal in place at the moment. Real Madrid are interested in the France international, and Los Blancos are ideally hoping to secure his services on a free transfer in 2026, as they did with Trent Alexander-Arnold this summer.
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Alexander-Arnold let his contract with Liverpool expire and did not accept offers of new deals.
The English right-back already had a deal in place with Madrid to sign for the Spanish and European giants on a free transfer. In the end, Los Blancos paid Liverpool €10 million to get Alexander-Arnold out of his contract early, allowing him to play for Xabi Alonso’s team during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
Liverpool are concerned that Konate, like Alexander-Arnold, will let his contract expire and leave the club on a free transfer next summer.
There have been reports that Liverpool are in active talks with Konate over a new deal. Konate, who earns £70,000 a week, has asked Liverpool for £200,000 a week if he is to sign a new contract. – More than double in other words.
The Premier League champions want the 26-year-old to accept a salary structure that will largely be based on “performance-related incentives and bonuses”.
According to a Liverpool-oriented news source, Konate wants “a higher guaranteed basic salary”.
Liverpool give ultimatum to Ibrahima Konate
DaveOCKOP.com have revealed Liverpool’s plans regarding Konate if the defender refuses to sign a new contract.
The Premier League champions do not want this situation to affect their season, having experienced a similar situation with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold in the 2024/25 season.
Salah and Van Dijk eventually signed new deals, and Liverpool hope that Konate will do the same.
If the Frenchman still refuses to accept Liverpool’s terms for a new contract, the Reds will sell him before the summer transfer window closes on September 1. The report claims that Liverpool will demand €40.5 million for Konate.
Liverpool have already signed a new defender this summer, having sold Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen earlier in the window. Giovanni Leoni has joined Liverpool from Parma and is expected to have a bright future at Anfield.
Liverpool are also in talks with Crystal Palace about Marc Guehi, who has already agreed personal terms with the Reds.
Although Madrid are unwilling to pay more than €25 million for the 26-year-old, Los Blancos may be tempted to pay a little more to get a deal in place this summer, as Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and even Chelsea are also interested in Konate.
Liverpool face competition from Tottenham Hotspur for a star worth £45 million, and the Premier League champions risk a late hijacking attempt from the winners of the Europa League.
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