Ibrahima Konate now wants to leave Liverpool, being offered to top clubs and keen on Real Madrid | OneFootball

Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konate is ready to leave the Anfield club this summer as talks over a contract extension continue to stall, according to German outlet Fussball Transfers.

The Reds star has been offered to the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain by his representatives, but he prefers to join Los Blancos, and Liverpool could be forced to sell him this summer.

Konate is out of a deal in 2026, and he is not ready to sign a new deal from the look of things.

The Merseyside club lost Trent Alexander-Arnold to Madrid at the end of last season and will be desperate to avoid a repeat next year.

Konate, 26, has established himself as a regular alongside Virgil van Dijk in the heart of the Liverpool defence, and losing such an important player will be a huge blow for manager Arne Slot.

The France international joined the Reds from RB Leipzig in 2021, and he has since made 132 appearances having become a key player in the starting XI.

Losing Konate this summer or next summer is a big loss for Liverpool, and they will be hoping they can convince him to commit his future to the club.

They have reportedly sold English centre-back Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen in a £34 million deal, with the move set to be made official after the ongoing European under-21 championship, and losing his French counterpart anytime soon is the last thing the club want.

Liverpool could be left with no choice but to sell Konate in the coming weeks if it becomes clear he is unwilling to agree to the terms of an extension, and waiting until next season and hoping he will put pen to paper on a new deal could backfire and see them lose him for free.