Overview

• Liverpool remain in negotiations with Konaté over a new deal after previous offers failed to produce an agreement.
• Konaté is in the final nine months of his contract, which is due to expire on 30 June.
• Real Madrid are tracking the situation and could pursue a pre-contract in January if no extension is reached.
• Arne Slot said Konaté’s substitution against Chelsea was due to quad discomfort, with medical checks to follow after he joins France and his qualifiers now in doubt.
• Centre-back depth is strained with Giovanni Leoni out for the season and Joe Gomez the only fully fit senior option, as reports link Liverpool with defensive targets such as Maxence Lacroix.