{"id":8781,"date":"2025-06-20T10:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/the-club-will-consider-selling-journalist-drops-liverpools-transfer-bomb\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T10:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:03:27","slug":"the-club-will-consider-selling-journalist-drops-liverpools-transfer-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/the-club-will-consider-selling-journalist-drops-liverpools-transfer-bomb\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The club will consider selling&#8221; &#8211; Journalist drops Liverpool&#8217;s transfer bomb"},"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\/06\/20\/the-club-will-consider-selling-journalist-drops-liverpools-transfer-bomb\/#Liverpool_is_concerned_about_Ibrahima_Conates_future\" >Liverpool is concerned about Ibrahima Conate&#8217;s future<\/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\/06\/20\/the-club-will-consider-selling-journalist-drops-liverpools-transfer-bomb\/#Red_has_identified_a_conate_alternative\" >Red has identified a conate alternative<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slot looks disappointed (Photo: Alex Livesey\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool is reportedly worried about Ibrahima Konate&#8217;s future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The French defender is about to enter the final year of his contract at Anfield, with no indication of a defender currently trying to sign a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>There is optimism around the club due to the new signatures of Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez, but there are also concerns about Konate&#8217;s future, which helped him make his success last season.<\/p>\n<p>Konate&#8217;s current contract is understood to be in the final stages, and Liverpool has not yet reached an agreement on an extension.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_is_concerned_about_Ibrahima_Conates_future\"><\/span>Liverpool is concerned about Ibrahima Conate&#8217;s future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The sources that pioneered the KOP suggest &#8220;large-scale worry&#8221; in Anfield. Clubs risk losing key centre-backs for free.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League champions hope to avoid another similar situation as they lost Trent Alexander Arnold to Real Madrid in a similar way.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Graeme Bailey has provided the latest updates on the future of the 26-year-old centre-back.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Liverpool has always been working on a new defender, even before Quansah&#8217;s decision to leave, but Konate&#8217;s situation remains one of the black clouds in its summer recruitment plans at Anfield.&#8221;<\/em> Bailey tells RTK.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Liverpool is eager to agree with him to new terms. They love the players and the way he made progress is everything they wanted.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Saudi Arabian side Al Giral are interested in signing the French international defender.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;With seeing Trent Alexander Arnold leave the club with little to nothing, they could again lose key players on a free transfer, and Real Madrid is one of the clubs that are conate worshippers.&#8221;<\/em> Bailey confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I have a big concern about Conate.&#8221;<\/em> He added. <em>&#8220;If a new deal is not agreed, I&#8217;m told that the club will consider selling.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Red_has_identified_a_conate_alternative\"><\/span>Red has identified a conate alternative<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\/03\/Ibrahima-Konate-of-Liverpool-in-action-against-Man-City-414x326.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ibrahima-Konate-of-Liverpool-in-action-against-Man-City-630x496.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ibrahima-Konate-of-Liverpool-in-action-against-Man-City-768x605.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ibrahima-Konate-of-Liverpool-in-action-against-Man-City-770x606.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ibrahima-Konate-of-Liverpool-in-action-against-Man-City-900x709.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ibrahima-Konate-of-Liverpool-in-action-against-Man-City.jpg.webp 1200w\" 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\">Liverpool&#8217;s Ibrahima Conate is acting against Man City (Photo: Alex Panling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Connate Mount&#8217;s concern is that Liverpool has now emerged Mark Guech, who is at Crystal Palace, as a major replacement candidate.<\/p>\n<p>England International is impressed by both the national and international stages, and with contracts underway until 2026, the palace may be open to negotiations for a transfer this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Contract talks with Conate in the coming weeks will keep him at Anfield, but if an agreement arises, the club may turn full attention to Gehi.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fabrizio Romano reveals the major transfer domino that Liverpool can unleash &#8220;quickly&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slot looks disappointed (Photo: Alex Livesey\/Getty Images) Liverpool is reportedly worried about Ibrahima Konate&#8217;s future. The French defender is about to enter the final year of his contract at Anfield, with no indication of a defender currently trying to sign a new deal. 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