Liverpool: Ibrahima Konate rejects new contract offer as defender 'disappointed' by terms
The Frenchman's current deal at Anfield expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, and the former RB Leipzig defender is yet to agree fresh terms with the club.
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Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold were the most high-profile names that the Reds let run down their contracts into their final months this term.
Salah and van Dijk both penned new deals on Merseyside, but the Premier League champions lost first-choice right-back and academy graduate Alexander-Arnold on an initial free transfer before Real Madrid paid an extra £10million to secure the England international's services for the Club World Cup.
Now, Arne Slot's side are in a similar predicament with Konate, who will be free to speak to potential suitors from January next year if a new contract is not signed.
The Guardian reports that Konate has been offered an extension on his current deal, but the 26-year-old has rebuffed the offer, apparently 'disappointed' with the figures on the table.
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The report claims that Konate's representatives are seeking a higher wage package, with the offer from Liverpool rumoured to include a wage hike, but based on performance-based objectives. As a result, that has left Konate to consider his options.
Liverpool also have Andy Robertson entering the final year of his contract, and the left-back has interest from Atletico Madrid, who are in the hunt for a cut-price left-back.
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