Overview
- AS reports Liverpool have ‘given up’ on extending Ibrahima Konate’s deal, while also saying any talk of a Real Madrid agreement remains unconfirmed and Madrid are only monitoring the situation.
- Konate’s contract runs to June 2026, making him free to negotiate a pre-contract with overseas clubs from January.
- Sport reports Barcelona are assessing Lyon’s Malick Fofana if they decline a £26m option on loanee Marcus Rashford, potentially complicating Liverpool’s interest in the 20-year-old winger.
- Liverpool’s summer outlay reached about £446m, highlighted by Florian Wirtz (up to ~£116m) and Alexander Isak (~£125m), plus arrivals including Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni.
- Jamie Carragher told talkSPORT that Arne Slot may have introduced too many new signings too quickly, suggesting a slower integration might be wiser.