PSG Yet to Submit Offer for Real Madrid Target Facing Uncertain Liverpool Future
PSG are keeping close tabs on Ibrahima Konaté, but they're not the only ones showing interest—Real Madrid are also reportedly in the mix for the Liverpool center-back. With his contract running until 2026, Konaté is starting to attract more attention as the summer transfer window nears.
Milan Skriniar, currently on loan at Fenerbahçe, is expected to leave PSG permanently at the end of the season. That's led the club to begin weighing options for defensive reinforcements. While nothing is close yet, it's clear PSG are planning for life without Skriniar.
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Their interest in Konaté isn't new. Back in February, Anfield Watch reported that PSG had been monitoring him closely, sparking talk of a potential return to his hometown. The Paris-born defender came up through Paris FC's academy before making a name for himself at RB Leipzig, and he's now believed to be among PSG's top targets this summer.
PSG monitoring Real Madrid target's situation at LiverpoolL'Équipe reports that PSG are keeping an eye on Konaté as they search for a right-sided center back. The Liverpool defender's name had surfaced frequently a few months ago, but so far, no offer has been submitted to the Premier League club.
On Monday, TBR Football's chief correspondent Graeme Bailey shared more details on Konaté's situation, noting that Liverpool could be under pressure to sell the French defender rather than risk losing him on a free transfer.
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'We really can't underestimate just how worried Liverpool are by Konaté's situation,' Bailey said. 'It's a situation that they did inherit to be fair, but it's also one that they could have maybe got in front of last summer.
'If we're playing sort of devil's advocate with this, would Konaté have turned down a big contract offer last summer? Unfortunately he didn't really get one last summer. And then let's be fair to the player — he's backed himself to have that big season and he's had that.
'He really has stepped up from being a good Premier League player to being a very very good one. Liverpool are in a massive quandary with him now, I'm told if a new deal is looking unlikely in the coming weeks then do not rule out the prospect of Liverpool selling Konaté this summer.
'Liverpool don't want to be dragged into a difficult situation and obviously there is the prospect that Konaté might not accept a summer move Then if that is the case we wonder whether we're in a similar sort of cycle to Trent and Real Madrid. It's all about player power and Konaté's got it and Liverpool are very worried about this situation.'
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