Liverpool have reportedly set the value for one in every of their key defenders as he’s eyed by Spanish giants Actual Madrid.
It has been a busy summer season for the Reds already, having damaged the British switch file for attacker Florian Wirtz and in addition landed offers for the likes of Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.
However now their consideration seems to be turning, no less than considerably, in the direction of gamers which may be heading for the Anfield exit door.
Liverpool lay down €50m demand as Actual Madrid think about defender
Los Blancos are, by now, well-known for utilizing their pulling energy to get gamers they wish to run down their contracts to allow them to signal them on a free.
Luring Kylian Mbappe from PSG for nothing is probably the most high-profile instance, and Merseyside’s personal Trent Alexander-Arnold was to be the subsequent one in line, earlier than the La Liga outfit opted to pay the Reds to launch the right-back from his contract early.
Alexander-Arnold could quickly be joined by a well-recognized face on the Bernabeu, as Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo have revealed Madrid are stepping up their curiosity in Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate.
Xabi Alonso’s facet have been initially teeing up Konate to be their newest freebie, with a contract working till subsequent yr that he has to this point declined to increase, and that’s nonetheless the plan as issues stand, but when the membership do go to marketplace for one other centre-back, they’re believed to be keen to pay €30m for Konate.
That gained’t fulfill the powerbrokers at Anfield, who amid the speak of the Frenchman’s future have reportedly set his price ticket at €50m this summer season.
There may be nonetheless a ways, then, between the 2 golf equipment on Konate, however the defender’s intentions appear clear, and the Reds might be at huge danger of dropping the participant for nothing in 12 months if an settlement can’t be discovered.
In FourFourTwo’s view, if Madrid actually need Konate a yr prematurely of their present timeline, it appears doubtless they might discover settlement with Liverpool, who might be reluctant to lose him for nothing subsequent yr.
Nonetheless, it’s not of venture with out advantage, as Madrid’s plans can change shortly, and if their provide for Konate is taken off the desk for any cause, he might be extra open to extending his time on Merseyside.
A yr in the past, Los Blancos doubtless didn’t foresee that they’d be paying £50m for Dean Huijsen this summer season. Plans can change shortly, particularly within the Spanish capital, so the Reds should not permit themselves to be lowballed – nothing is a certainty till the ink is dry.
Konate is valued at €60m, in response to Transfermarkt.
