Ibrahima Konate opens up on depression after deaths of Diogo Jota and his father

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"His locker was still there in the dressing room, and every day when I was going to training he was coming with us."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 ahead of schedule from compassionate leave to bolster an injury-ravaged Liverpool side in late January.He reflected: "There was never a moment when I felt like I was on the mend.

And I told myself that it happens to everyone every day, and I know that my father would have wanted me to get back."The French defender also spoke candidly about his recent mental health struggles, delivering a powerful message to fellow professionals in the game."There are low points, there's depression," he said. But no, that's rubbish and you shouldn't say that."Depression is personal; it's deep inside you.