{"id":22971,"date":"2025-09-07T08:41:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/kylian-mbappe-is-calling-me-liverpool-star-responds-to-potential-real-madrid-interest\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T08:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:41:32","slug":"kylian-mbappe-is-calling-me-liverpool-star-responds-to-potential-real-madrid-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/kylian-mbappe-is-calling-me-liverpool-star-responds-to-potential-real-madrid-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Kylian Mbappe is calling me&#8230;&#8221;: Liverpool star responds to potential Real Madrid interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/kylian-mbappe-is-calling-me-liverpool-star-responds-to-potential-real-madrid-interest\/#Ibrahima_Konate_jokes_about_Real_Madrids_interest\" >Ibrahima Konate jokes about Real Madrid&#8217;s interest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/kylian-mbappe-is-calling-me-liverpool-star-responds-to-potential-real-madrid-interest\/#Liverpool_must_maintain_conate\" >Liverpool must maintain conate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s Ibrahima Conate celebrates in the Premier League. (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images\/Getty Images for the Premier League)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool defender Ibrahima Conate has linked his move from the club, and Real Madrid is interested in him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old is the final year of his contract with the Premier League champion and has not signed him. If Liverpool fails to agree to a new contract with a player, they may be under pressure to sell the player in January. They wouldn&#8217;t want to lose a top-class player like him on a free transfer next summer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ibrahima_Konate_jokes_about_Real_Madrids_interest\"><\/span>Ibrahima Konate jokes about Real Madrid&#8217;s interest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The player was asked about potential interest from Real Madrid during the international break, and he joked that French international teammate Killian Mbappe was constantly calling him on the move.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, Kylian Mbappe calls me every two hours,&#8221; Konate said via football Espana.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It will be interesting to see if Liverpool can convince players to sign a new deal with them. He is one of their best players and losing him would be a blow to the club. Liverpool has already had an overhaul this summer, bringing in multiple players. They now aim to stabilize their team and maintain important players in the club.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_must_maintain_conate\"><\/span>Liverpool must maintain conate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liverpool-v-athletic-club-bilbao-pre-season-friendly-1-414x333.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liverpool-v-athletic-club-bilbao-pre-season-friendly-1-630x506.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liverpool-v-athletic-club-bilbao-pre-season-friendly-1-768x617.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liverpool-v-athletic-club-bilbao-pre-season-friendly-1-770x619.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liverpool-v-athletic-club-bilbao-pre-season-friendly-1-900x723.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liverpool-v-athletic-club-bilbao-pre-season-friendly-1-1200x965.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/liverpool-v-athletic-club-bilbao-pre-season-friendly-1.jpg.webp 1269w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ibrahima Conate of Liverpool (Photo: Karl Resign\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once Virgil Van Dijk enters the Twilight stage of his career, they will have to begin plans for the future, and Konate could become the next leader in their defense force. French International is a quality player and there is no doubt that he will greatly improve Real Madrid. However, Liverpool must do everything with their strength to protect him.<\/p>\n<p>They want to regularly fight for large trophies and need to embrace the best players. Liverpool has been in contract talks with players for the past few months, but the parties have yet to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool&#8217;s Ibrahima Conate celebrates in the Premier League. (Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty Images\/Getty Images for the Premier League) Liverpool defender Ibrahima Conate has linked his move from the club, and Real Madrid is interested in him. The 26-year-old is the final year of his contract with the Premier League champion and has not signed him. 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