Liverpool ready to sign £70m PL star despite imminent contract agreement for key star

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According to reports from Flashscore’s Dean Jones, Liverpool have already carried out significant groundwork on a potential deal, with the Brazilian centre-back now emerging as one of the club’s priority defensive targets. Nottingham Forest signed Murillo (23) from Corinthians for just €12m. ? pic.twitter.com/miJPZvIfQ7 — EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) March 12, 2026 Interest remains despite Konaté nearing new deal Liverpool’s pursuit of Murillo comes despite growing confidence that Ibrahima Konate is close to committing his long-term future to the club.

So the agreement between Konate and Liverpool is getting closer, it’s almost there. “But in this case, Konate and Liverpool are advancing very well in conversations to get new contract sorted and done.

Liverpool are now closer to reaching full agreement with Ibrahima Konaté over new contract. Virgil van Dijk’s contract expires at the end of the 2027 contract and should not be considered a long-term feature in Liverpool’s plans.