PSG, Real Madrid Alert as Liverpool Star Makes Contract Decision

Football Insider reports, citing sources, that Konaté has rejected a new contract offer from Liverpool and is moving closer to leaving the club. The outlet adds that talks over an extension have stalled, with growing expectations that the center-back will depart in the summer.

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Recently, The Athletic’s David Ornstein has declined to rule out the possibility of Konaté signing a new contract with Liverpool, shedding light on the current state of negotiations.

“On Konaté, that’s a really interesting topic because there have been reports he’s rejected a new contract,” Ornstein said on NBC Sports Soccer. “Of course, he’s into his final 12 months. I don’t think it’s so much a rejection. Maybe more of a stalemate or a lack of an agreement basically.

“But I’m told talks are active. They’re ongoing, but nothing is close just yet. Suggestions, he’s on around £70,000 a week. I’m told it’s more than double that. So, he would want a really good contract. Deservedly, you could say, going into the highest brackets of earners, but that’s something they need to sort out. It could be affecting the team.”