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Quote from: Youngrebel on July 23, 2025, 08:21:12 PM

Quote from: Adbitco on July 23, 2025, 07:19:27 PM

Real Madrid are still keen on signing Ibrahima Konate from Liverpool this summer. It's understood that Alonso wants him at the Santiago Bernebeu this summer to strengthen his squad but Liverpool are asking for €50 million and Real Madrid is proposing half of that amount because his contract with Liverpool is ending next summer. Liverpool hopes to convince him to stay but his already made up his mind not to renew after turning down two contracts renewals from Liverpool of recent. Now it's either Liverpool takes the €25 offered to them by Real Madrid for him or lose him for free next summer when his contract expires. Well let's see how it goes.

Liverpool €50 millions and Real Madrid €25 millions. It is very clear that Liverpool would not give them Ibrahima Konate though in it is a business negotiation but the amount which is 50% of what Liverpool given will not be actualized.

If Real Madrid can leave it this season then Liverpool could lose him for free next season, this was also the case of Trent, they couldn't convince him to stay after he said he was leaving. They would have sold him last season and made a lot of profit off him but they felt they could convince him to extend which didn't happen. Same thing is now happening to Konate. If they fail to sell him this summer, they wouldn't see €25 million or €50 million from his sale, because he will be a free agent.

Looks like that's Real Madrid's new strategy of getting players that they want without playing expensively for it. Look at how they signed Mbappe, and this summer Trent. Seems similar thing will happen to Konate when his contract expires next season. Real Madrid approaches the players one or two season before the end of their contract in their club and it is working for them.