Overview
- Ibrahima Konaté, speaking after Sunday’s 2-1 win at Everton, said talks are close and there is a big chance he remains at Anfield next season.
- No contract has been announced yet, and he urged sporting director Richard Hughes to explain why the negotiations took so long.
- He cast himself as ready to lead as Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson prepare to leave and Virgil van Dijk approaches the final year of his deal.
- A new agreement would reduce Liverpool’s need to sign a senior centre-back, with Jeremy Jacquet arriving from Rennes and Giovanni Leoni returning from an ACL injury.
- He said a hard year that included his father’s death in January affected him and pushed him to make sacrifices for the club.