Liverpool agree to sell contract rebel for €55m

Liverpool have been very active in the transfer market so far this summer. Not only have the Reds secured deals for £260m worth of talent, we have also seen plenty of Premier League title-winning players leave the club.

And when it comes to both incomings and outgoings, the club are not done yet.

Having added Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giorgi Mamardashvili to the ranks, there are plans to sign Alexander Isak as well as a centre-back later in the window.

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In order to finance that kind of spend, Liverpool have been busy with sales.

Luis Diaz completed his move to Bayern Munich on Wednesday for a fee that is worth around £65m - joining Jarell Quansah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Caoimhin Kelleher and Nat Phillips on the exit list.

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But Liverpool won’t stop there. There could be a sale for Ibrahima Konate - with Spanish reports now suggesting that €55m would be enough to entice Richard Hughes to sell.

Real Madrid want Konate

Konate, 26, is out of contract in less than 12 months - and a new contract hasn’t been forthcoming. It means Liverpool risk losing the France defender on a free or else must accept a bid for him this summer instead.

Real Madrid are right there for Konate - seeing him as a dream addition to the defensive options. And if Liverpool fail to come to an agreement over a new deal then the right thing to do could be to let him go.

€55m and he's yours

And according to Defensa Central, talks are underway between Liverpool and the 15-time European champions for Konate and the Merseysiders now have a magic number in mind.

“Liverpool has already informed Real Madrid, through several direct and indirect intermediaries, that the player is not officially for sale ... but that if anyone wants to sign him this summer and offers at least 55 million for him, they will agree to negotiate,” the report reads.

This stance follows a similar script to the one followed by the Reds for Diaz. Having informed Bayern Munich that the winger wasn’t for sale, the club ended up conducting negotiations until the German side got to a figure they deemed acceptable.

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Of course losing Konate would leave a significant gap at the centre of Liverpool’s defence - with Marc Guehi and Ronald Araujo among the candidates who could come in and replace him.

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