Real Madrid is supposed to monitor another Liverpool defender in the midst of their persistent interest in Reds-star Trent Alexander-Arnold, according to reports.
Los Blancos has taken an important step for the Academy graduated when they submitted an offer of £ 20 million for him in January, only six months before his contract ends.
Liverpool has rejected the offer, but has made no public progress with the temptation of the 26-year-old to sign a new deal.
Arne Slot has repeatedly asked questions about the future of Alexander -Arnold in Anfield – who has not become clearer since the end of the January window – forced to emphasize that contract disability at the club had not influenced internal dynamics.
Alexander-Arnold is, just like fellow contract stars Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, now free to discuss pre-contractual agreements with foreign clubs, with the months of tapping their current deals.
But lock could still ward off for another star whose long -term plans remain undecided.
According to Le Parisien, Ibrahima Konate awaits until the end of the current Reds campaign to decide on signing a new deal.
The current contract of the French International will hold him in Liverpool until the end of next season, and Konate has also offered a deal to extend him time at the club.
But the 25-year-old is apparently undecided on the offer of his club and can be tried by the Spanish club instead.
Real Madrid is supposed to wait until the summer to confirm a concrete interest in the player, but the news speaks with manager Carlo Ancelotti's wish to reform his backline in the coming transfer window.
Konate, who has been in Liverpool since 2021, has been a highlight if it is available this season as part of Slot's title hunks side, making 22 Premier League performances among the Dutch manager.
The defender saw his minutes at the beginning of the year after his return from a knee injury that he kept him outside in December, but Slot wanted to praise his player, especially in one aspect of improving his game.
“I think one of the things he could improve, at least in my opinion, is his game with the ball and brings out the ball from behind,” said Slot at the end of January. “I would not say he was bad at that, but he could improve (s) he could go to a different level.
'I think he works very hard to improve that and I already see this improvement.
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