In the same podcast where The Athletic’s David Ornstein claimed that FSG were still “steadfastly behind Arne Slot”, the transfer insider dropped an update on Ibrahima Konaté‘s ongoing contract situation:
“I think there’s constructive conversation around that one. I do think there’s a will on both sides, player and club, to try and find an agreement. It’s not there yet, but the conversations, from what we hear, are continuing and are pretty cordial.”
It’s a nothingburger of an update, but in contrast to Paul Joyce’s reporting last week, in which the club-connected journalist wrote that it was almost a foregone conclusion that Konaté would be leaving, as no progress had been made in talks between the two parties, it seems downright encouraging.
Konaté, like most of the squad, has been up and down this season, but at his best, he’s an elite space-defender and aerially dominant. If Liverpool do manage to retain his services, they’d be in a really good place to face a post-Virgil van Dijk future with potential young cornerstones in Jeremy Jacquet and Giovanni Leoni already in tow.