Liverpool central defender Ibrahima Konate has told Kylian Mbappe that he wants to join Real Madrid next summer, according to Defensa Central. Konate is out of contract at Liverpool at the end of next season, and Madrid’s main plan is to get his signature as a free agent thereafter.
Konate and Mbappe are France international teammates. The Liverpool defender is said to have spoken to Mbappe in recent days and has told him that his plan is to join him at the Santiago Bernabeu next summer.
Liverpool are trying to convince Konate to put pen to paper on a new deal, but if this report is to be believed, then it means that his mind is already made up. However, there are reports in England suggesting that the Premier League champions are still optimistic that Konate will sign a new contract.
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