From Ibrahima Konaté to Adrien Rabiot via David Alaba or Marcelo, find all the information and rumors of the football transfer market for this Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
Liverpool accelerates on Konaté, Leipzig holds him back
This Monday,
The Athletic
informed that Ibrahima Konaté, titular defender in Leipzig, was very close to engage with Liverpool.
The 21-year-old himself tried to smooth things over at a press conference, in the middle of the Euro hopes with the France team.
"I'm not even watching this," he dismissed.
The daily
team
nuance the latest information: Chelsea were on the lookout, but Liverpool are in pole position and would not be scared by Konaté's release clause, set at € 41.5m.
Discussions are said to intensify between the Reds, whose infirmary has been filled with defenders this season, and Leipzig.
Or not, if we believe the sports director of the German club, Markus Krosche.
"I think it is not an option" for Konate to join Liverpool, opposed Krsoche.
“He's an extremely important player who has a lot of potential.
We play in Europe and we have a very good team, so I don't see a reason for him to leave us. ”
Trained at Paris FC then at Sochaux, Konaté is linked to Leipzig until June 2023.
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