Ibrahima Konaté disappointed with Liverpool contract offer as talks stall

Failure to agree a new contract with Konaté before the end of the summer would leave Liverpool with a dilemma given the furore over Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid.

DISAPPOINTED: Ibrahima Konaté is stalling on signing a new deal at Liverpool.

Ibrahima Konaté is stalling on signing a new deal at Liverpool, raising fears at the club that another key player could run down his contract after this summer’s departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The French defender enters the final year of his deal next month and is understood to have rejected Liverpool’s initial offer of an extension.