‘Well Beyond The Limits’ – Euro Giants Put Off Ibrahima Konate

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Naomi Baker/Getty Images Inter Milan have spoken to the entourage of departing Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, but view the cost of signing him ‘well beyond the limits’ that they keep to. Back in 2025, Konate was on the verge of leaving Liverpool, and the French international was contemplating a move to PSG due to family reasons, but ultimately decided to stay at Anfield.

Konate looked set to stay at Liverpool and sign a new contract, but now it has emerged he is on his way out of Anfield, with no agreement able to be reached. Centre-back Age Joe Gomez 29 Virgil van Dijk 34 Ibrahima Konate 27 Giovanni Leoni 19 Jeremy Jacquet 20 Liverpool’s centre-backs They view Konate’s demands as ‘well beyond the limits’ that they have set themselves and unless the demands are lowered, no talks can take place.

Liverpool recently opted not to trigger Jarell Quansah’s buy-back clause, but will be expected to bring in another centre-back given Konate’s exit. Liverpool missed out on signing Marc Guehi and now it is unclear where they will look for a new centre-back.