Real Madrid, Barcelona eyeing RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate

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·17 March 2021

Real Madrid, Barcelona eyeing RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate

Real Madrid and Barcelona are eyeing RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate.

AS says Konate is on the agenda of both Real Madrid and Barcelona. The 21-year-old French defender is one of Europe's most promising centre-backs and has been linked with some of the biggest clubs in the game.

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Real Madrid has followed him for more than a year and only a knee injury, which has forced him to miss 37 games, has prevented the Los Merengues from making a firm move. Real coach Zinedine Zidane is a big fan

Barcelona, for their part, also has Konate as one of its objectives this summer as they seek to strengthen their defensive options.

Konate's buyout clause is €45m, but the German club would be willing to negotiate a transfer for a lower fee of €25-30m.