"Liverpool had a very productive summer transfer window, but they were not able to finalise all of their required business. A deal for Marc Guehi collapsed at the last minute, while there is still uncertainty over the future of fellow defender Ibrahima Konate. Konate is now well into the final 12 months of his Liverpool contract, and in January, he is able to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs one of whom would be Real Madrid, who maintain their interest in the France international."
"Speaking on his YouTube channel, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that there will be chances for an agreement to be reached before Real Madrid can strike in January. Real Madrid have a genuine interest in the situation of Ibrahima Konate, but they don't want to upset Liverpool. Liverpool will have the chance, for sure, in September, October, November, December until the end of the season to try and extend the contract of Ibrahima Konate."
"Despite agreements between Liverpool and the player being very close one year ago, these conversations stopped because of new details being discussed. Real Madrid internally keep thinking of Konate. It will be very interesting to see how the situation with Konate plays out. Liverpool will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the Trent Alexander-Arnold situation from earlier this year, but at this stage, there is a very good chance that the two former teammates are reunited at the Santiago Bernabeu."
Liverpool completed a productive summer transfer window but failed to finalise all targets, with a Marc Guehi deal collapsing and uncertainty remaining over Ibrahima Konate. Konate is in the final 12 months of his contract and can negotiate a pre-contract with other clubs from January, with Real Madrid among the interested parties. Konate rejected Liverpool's latest contract offer, though talks could continue through September to December and beyond to try to secure an extension. Previous agreement progress stalled a year ago because new details emerged. Real Madrid continue to consider Konate, and Liverpool fear losing him or repeating recent contract fallout.
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