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Liverpool will accelerate plans to replace Ibrahima Konate in the summer transfer window if he doesn\u2019t sign a new deal soon, sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 26-year-old\u2019s contract expires at the end of the season, meaning he is able to agree terms with European sides from 1 January, to then join them next summer.<\/p>\n Real Madrid have been heavily linked to Konate<\/a> throughout the saga and could secure him on a free transfer.<\/p>\n Sources say talks are still ongoing between Liverpool<\/a> and the centre-back, but the longer the situation drags on, the more likely he is to leave.<\/p>\n Football Insider<\/strong> revealed on 4 October that Liverpool are extremely reluctant to lose Konate<\/a> and will do all they can to keep him.<\/p>\n That is despite the defender\u2019s poor form so far this season, which has contributed to Arne Slot\u2019s side\u2019s disappointing start in the Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, Liverpool fans are angry with Konate<\/a> after he spoke out on the situation over the international break, saying that Reds supporters don\u2019t know the full story.<\/p>\n MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n The French international also hinted that the saga is close to having a resolution, but his future at Anfield is still in massive doubt.<\/p>\n Liverpool will make new push for major defender target<\/p>\n With Konate\u2019s future in doubt, Liverpool will make a strong new push for Marc Guehi<\/a> in the January window, sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Crystal Palace<\/a> defender, 25, came within a whisker of completing a move to Anfield after agreeing terms with the club.<\/p>\n Sources say Liverpool recognise they messed up over the deal and the club will go \u201call out\u201d to get Guehi in the mid-season window.<\/p>\n However, their pursuit is now complicated by strong interest from Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, who are both working on deals to land Guehi next year.<\/p>\n For more Liverpool and exclusive news, follow us on Facebook<\/a> or join our brand new WhatsApp Channel<\/a> for instant updates to be sent straight to your phone.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Mon 17 November 2025 17:00, UK Liverpool will accelerate plans to replace Ibrahima Konate in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,10307,179,544,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-576583","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-ibrahima-konate","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-real-madrid","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115566218768765893","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Ibrahima](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Konate-RM-23325-fi-web-1024x576.png\")
Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking MediaIbrahima Konate drops hint about his future<\/p>\n![\"Marc](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Marc-Guehi-1-1024x683.jpg\")
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