Reports broke on Tuesday that Liverpool have completed a deal to sign RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konaté as The Reds get down to business.
Konaté, 22, is a right-sided French centre-half who joined the Bundesliga side for free as an 18-year-old back in 2017.
On Tuesday, journalist Fabrizio Romano reported that a deal had been agreed and a medical already completed by Konaté with Liverpool set to trigger the defender’s €35 million release clause ahead of a summer move.
Ibrahima Konaté to Liverpool, done deal. Medicals already completed days ago. #LFC are gonna trigger €35m release clause in the next days and announce the signing from RB Leipzig. Here we go confirmed. 🔴 #LFC
Personal terms agreed since April 23 – contract until June 2026. https://t.co/j4codIsBnD
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 25, 2021
Sadly, Romano also confirmed that Liverpool would not be exercising their option to purchase Ozan Kabak on a permanent deal. It seems Kabak has played his last game for The Reds.
Liverpool are not paying €18m buy option to sign Ozan Kabak on a permanent deal after securing Konaté deal. If the situation won’t change in talks with Schalke, Kabak will come back after his loan spell at #LFC and he’ll be available for many clubs interested. 🔴 #LFC #Schalke
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 25, 2021
Liverpool may well have quite a busy summer transfer window ahead of them. They have certainly wasted no time in getting off the mark with the signing of Konaté.
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