Ibrahima Konate committed to Liverpool despite unresolved contract situation

After confirming he had been offered a new contract, Konate was asked when he would be signing it. “This is another conversation,” he told a press conference ahead of the Champions League visit of Lille.

Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate has a contract issue to resolve (Peter Byrne/PA)

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate admits he still has a contract issue to resolve but is demonstrating his commitment to the club by making the sacrifice of playing through pain to keep the team competing on four fronts.

The France international’s deal expires at the end of next season so is not as pressing as the likes of fellow defenders Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold and forward Mohamed Salah, who have all entered the final five months of their existing agreements.