Paris Saint-Germain is eager to sign the defender of Liverpool Ibrahima Konaté In summer and the player is interested in a move to the Ligue 1 club, sources told ESPN.
French perennial champions seek to strengthen their defensive line and find a long -term partner for Marquinhos to the central defender. The acquisition of Konaté would also allow them to plan a long -term future without the international Brazil which will be 31 years old in May.
Sources have told ESPN that the French international was tempted by a return to the city of his birth. Konaté spent five years at the Paris FC Academy before leaving for Sochaux in 2014.
The defender joined Liverpool in an agreement of 36 million pounds Sterling ($ 45.3 million) from RB Leipzig in July 2021.
He has since made 116 appearances for the Merseyside Club and was formed this season as the first choice of Arne Slot to associate Virgil Van Dijk in central defense.
The current 25 -year contract takes place until 2026, Liverpool wishing to keep it long -term the club. At a press conference last month, Konaté confirmed that he was offered a new agreement, but refused to rely on the fact that he will stay in Anfield beyond next summer .
“I really focus on what will happen from time to time and we will see what will happen,” he said. “This is another conversation.”
Konaté won the FA Cup and two Carabao cuts during her stay in Liverpool, but suffered repeated injuries that helped her not play more than 22 times in a single Premier League season.
He missed eight games this season due to a “frustrating” injury he reproached in the 2-0 victory in the Liverpool Champions League against Real Madrid on November 27.
The Slot team is clear seven points at the top of the Premier League table. They welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers in Anfield in their next match on Sunday.
Beth Lindop d’Espn’s information contributed to this report
