Fabrizio Romano reported that a new Liverpool deal for Konate was in the works at the end of last year, however, there has been no sign of a contract being signed by the French defender.

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Liverpool are believed to not be concerned by the interest in Konate and reports out of France suggest why.

Liverpool won’t be concerned by this as the reason for Konate taking his time is due to the French star being fully focused on bringing the Premier League back to Anfield this season.

Van Dijk’s Liverpool career is coming towards its end as the Dutch defender turns 34 this year.

Once the veteran’s Anfield chapter concludes, this is when Konate will take over as the leader.

Sky Sports previously reported that Konate is keen to remain at Liverpool and Arne Slot needs to convince the French star that he will build his backline around the France international over the next five years.

The Merseyside club cannot let his contract situation play out in a similar way to Van Dijk’s and once that deal is complete, the focus should immediately shift to the French centre-back.