Negotiations for Konate have stopped, and he is expected to leave Liverpool on a free transfer this summer. Other departures on free transfers include Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah. Trent Alexander-Arnold joined Real Madrid a month before his contract expired after a fee was paid to release him early for the Club World Cup. Virgil van Dijk’s contract expires next summer, and Liverpool failed to sign Marc Guehi on deadline day, with Guehi joining Manchester City in January. Liverpool believes it has enough centre-half depth after signing Giovanni Leoni last summer and Jeremy Jacquet this summer, leaving van Dijk as the only experienced central defender. Liverpool prioritizes replacing Mohamed Salah and covering gaps created by injuries rather than renewing Konate at an expensive cost.
"Negotiations have stopped and Konate will become the latest player to leave the club on a free this summer after Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah."
"Last year, defender Trent Alexander-Arnold joined Real Madrid a month before his contract expired after the Spanish club paid a fee to release him early to play in the Club World Cup. Captain Virgil van Dijk's current deal expires next summer, while the club failed to sign Marc Guehi on deadline day last September, with the England player joining Manchester City in January."
"Liverpool are confident they have sufficient depth at centre-half after recruiting Giovanni Leoni last summer and the arrival of 60m Jeremy Jacquet, 20, this summer. But it does leave Van Dijk, 34, as their only experienced central defender."
"The belief within Liverpool is that other areas - like replacing Mohamed Salah and filling the gap after Hugo Ekitike's injury - are priorities, rather than agreeing to an expensive renewal for Konate."
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