Liverpool Weigh January Move for Sporting’s Ousmane Diomande as Konaté Uncertainty Grows
Reports link the 21-year-old centre-back to Liverpool as a potential Konaté successor, with rival interest from Chelsea.
Overview
- Football Talk, citing Fichajes, reports Liverpool are preparing a January approach for the Sporting CP defender.
- Ibrahima Konaté’s contract runs to summer 2026 and his long‑term future at Liverpool remains unresolved.
- Chelsea are also credited with interest in Diomande, reportedly influenced by Levi Colwill’s long-term injury.
- Diomande has featured for only 58 league minutes this season after Zeno Debast displaced him in Sporting’s lineup.
- The links are unconfirmed by the clubs and come as Liverpool reassess their defence following Giovanni Leoni’s ACL injury and an unsuccessful summer pursuit of Marc Guehi.