Liverpool bosses CONVINCED Real Madrid talks are real

Those are the top of Liverpool Football Club believe talks involving Real Madrid are real. So where do they go from here?

Real Madrid reportedly believe they have a wonderful relationship with Liverpool. That was a report earlier in the year as they continued their pursuit of Trent Alexander-Arnold.

They'd land him, of course. Alexander-Arnold held Liverpool at bay for years, in fact, before deciding to reject their contract offers and sign for Real Madrid.

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We'll see how that works out for him but he's certainly not the only player who chose Los Blancos over the Reds. Half of Real Madrid's team, it seems, was once linked with Liverpool.

And they're not stopping there. There are reports all over the place linking Real Madrid with certain players at Anfield.

Ibrahima Konate, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch...; we wonder if a couple more could get added to that list this season. Especially if Liverpool perform as well as expected.

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Liverpool believe talks are real

Marca reports that Liverpool bosses believe Real Madrid are already talking to Konate. They’re convinced that there have been discussions and that a potential agreement between the two already exists.

The report goes on to suggest that Liverpool will offer another contract to the Frenchman but if it’s rejected, they may look to sell in this transfer window. None of this should really be a surprise.

When the Spanish media goes this hard on a potential transfer to Real Madrid, you can bet there’s something in it. We saw exactly the same with Alexander-Arnold last summer and beyond, after all.

It’s just how things work over there and we fully expect that Konate has been in discussions of some sort with them. What’s less clear is Liverpool’s next move.

Because we’ll be honest - Real Madrid look a little desperate. They struggled at the FIFA Club World Cup and finished last season trophyless.

Their defence simply isn’t up to scratch and they could really do with Konate. Maybe that means they pay up this month?

Or maybe it means Liverpool bank on Real Madrid struggling again next season. Another year of that and perhaps Konate isn’t so inclined to take their offer.

Liverpool’s next move will be an interesting one, then.

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