Ibrahima Konate bravely opens up on impact of two tragic deaths - 'I was never on the mend'

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I remember when I found out I was in Los Angeles and I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know whether I should go home and stop playing, because the team needed me too."I didn’t know who to talk to about it, so I kept it all to myself.

And this is the advice I’d give to everyone: when you’re feeling down or something’s going on, you need to talk to those around you. I didn’t talk about it and kept it to myself.

The doctors then told us he didn’t have long to live, but we didn’t know it would happen so quickly."Konate returned early from compassionate leave to help an injury-hit Liverpool in late January but confessed: "There was never a moment when I felt like I was on the mend."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.