Wow: Massive new claim has now dropped regarding Ibrahima Konate's Liverpool future

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With Ibrahima Konate’s Liverpool future still very much up in the air, a fresh update has provided key information regarding the dressing room. Konate is out of contract at Anfield at the end of this season, but there has been no great progress regarding an extension, as he weighs up his options this summer.

He’s outstanding and in my eyes, a world-class centre back.” Now, The Athletic have dropped a fresh claim over Konate’s next step, admitting that the situation remains the same in terms of talks with Liverpool, but there is confidence among his colleagues that he won’t leave: “Liverpool have not given up on convincing Konate to stay, but club sources insist that there has been no breakthrough in talks and an agreement does not feel imminent. And so the uncertainty drags on.” Has Ibrahima Konate merited a new Liverpool deal?

Konate has had a below-par season, throwing in too many unconvincing performances, even though his overall form has improved since the turn of the year. At 26, the Frenchman has now reached a key point in his career, needing to reach the world-class level that Van Dijk has discussed and becoming the main man in Liverpool’s defence.