Overview

• L’Equipe reports Liverpool made a fresh proposal to Ibrahima Konaté about two weeks ago and club figures feel positive about concluding an agreement.
• Konaté’s contract is due to expire next summer, creating the possibility of a free transfer if no extension is signed.
• Real Madrid are monitoring the situation without a formal approach, having tracked French centre-backs and refocused after Saliba’s long-term extension at Arsenal.
• Coverage notes negotiations began last December and Liverpool have revised their terms multiple times, with some details still to be resolved.
• Social-media chatter intensified after Duolingo highlighted Konaté’s Spanish “Diamond League” status, and separate reports cite a recent dip in form that some suggest could influence Madrid’s thinking.