Ibrahima Konate in action for LiverpoolImage source, Getty Images
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Ibrahima Konate joined Liverpool from RB Leipzig in 2021

ByAadam PatelFootball reporter

Ibrahima Konate says he is "close to an agreement" with Liverpool over a new contract and there is a "big chance" he will remain at Anfield next season.

The France centre-back's current deal expires this summer, five years after he joined from RB Leipzig for £35m.

Speaking after Liverpool's Merseyside derby win on Sunday, the 26-year-old insisted his future has never been in doubt, implying that he told sporting director Richard Hughes from the outset of negotiations he did not want to leave.