Overview

• France’s federation confirmed Konaté’s right quadriceps injury and his release from the squad after he followed a treatment plan at Clairefontaine.
• Benjamin Pavard has been called up to replace Konaté for Monday’s World Cup qualifier in Iceland.
• Konaté sustained the issue in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on Oct. 4 and was an unused substitute in France’s 3-0 win over Azerbaijan.
• Liverpool will assess the defender at the AXA Training Centre this week before the Premier League meeting with Manchester United at Anfield.
• With Giovanni Leoni out for the season, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez are the senior centre-back options, though club reporting indicates hope the problem is minor.