Ibrahima Konaté

Jurgen Klopp sees a great partnership between Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate on the horizon. We can expect to see it at Liverpool next season. This comes from the Athletic. They claim Jurgen Klopp sees a ‘commanding’ partnership between Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate. Konate officially joins Liverpool...

Marcel Sabitzer could be the next RB Leipzig star to leave the club this summer, with the Bundesliga outfit reportedly looking to offload the Tottenham target for a cut price fee. Leipzig have already waved goodbye to two of their stars this summer, with Dayot Upamecano and Ibrahima Konate leaving...

It’s fair to say that Liverpool hasn’t had a lot of luck this season. In fact, that is an understatement. When Virgil van Dijk’s season was ended by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s unpunished horror tackle early on in the campaign, it was a huge blow. When Joe Gomez was ruled out for the season soon afterward, there was the threat of a full-blown crisis. Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp had allowed Dejan Lovren to depart Anfield that summer without signing a replacement, and suddenly the team was left in a sticky situation at the back.

Jamie Carragher says Ibrahima Konate ‘looks massive’ when you first see him. The Liverpool legend gave his first thoughts on the Reds’ new signing. Ibrahima Konate will play for Liverpool next season. The Reds paid a reported £36m to pull him away from RB Leipzig, striking a potential bargain with his release clause.

This summer will be a key turning point between Liverpool’s form last season and the upcoming campaign. The Reds failed to defend their Premier League title and struggled throughout the season with form and injuries. Next season, it seems as though the club are aiming to turn things around. Despite...

One of the things which makes football so entertaining, and such fun to discuss, is that there is no definitively right or wrong way to play the sport. The aim is to put the ball in their net and keep it out of your own, and how you go about that within the laws of the game is up to you.

New Liverpool man Ibrahima Konate has signed for the Reds as a relative unknown to the majority of Kopites. On the face of things, the 22-year-old would look to have all the raw attributes necessary to become a high-quality central defender. However, semi-regular injury woes and subsequent fitness issues have...

Liverpool were quick to make their first transfer move of the summer last week, announcing the signature of Ibrahima Konaté from RB Leipzig for around £36m. He has become the fourth player to pass through the Red Bull network before descending on Merseyside since Klopp's appointment in 2015, alongside Sadio Mane, Naby Keita and Takumi Minamino.

Intrigued Liverpool fans got their first sighting of their new man in live-action on Monday evening as Ibrahima Konate captained France Under 21’s against their Dutch counterparts. Just hours after completing a £36million switch from RB Leipzig to the Reds, the 6’4 central defender was in Budapest playing in the...

In a difficult 2020-21 season which ended on a high, Liverpool played a grand total of 20 different centre back pairings amid a horrendous injury crisis. Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip missed most of the campaign with long-term injuries, leaving Jurgen Klopp no alternative but to play midfielders Fabinho and Jordan Henderson as the defensive pairing at times.

Liverpool are heading into the summer transfer window with plenty to do. The Reds have to address the spine of the side and have already got the first job done. Speaking exclusively to Rousing the Kop, Emile Heskey was full of praise for Ibrahima Konate following his move to Liverpool.

New Liverpool signing Ibrahima Konate suffered heartbreak with France U21 after a last-gasp goal saw them knocked out of the Euros by the Netherlands. The 22-year-old - playing for the first time since his £36million move from RB Leipzig to the Reds was announced - was named captain by France boss Sylvain Ripoll for the quarter-final but could not prevent the Dutch from sealing a 2-1 win in Hungary.

With the Premier League season now concluded, thoughts will quickly turn to the next campaign and the scramble in the summer transfer market ahead. Manchester City were worthy champions and set the benchmark that their challengers Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and others must match. Already these prominent Premier League clubs...

Liverpool's potential new centre-back partnership of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate could be a force to be reckoned with next season. Jurgen Klopp's side have officially reached an agreement for the transfer of Konate from RB Leipzig after the France U21 international finalised terms and passed a medical - with a fee of around £36 million reported.

Much is being written and said about the sensation that is / will be Ibrahima Konate, Liverpool’s first signing of the summer from RB Leipzig. And to the add to the hype, German writer Raphael Honigstein spoke to liverpoolfc.com with his thoughts on what makes the young defender special. On...

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has trained with France U21 for the first time since becoming a Red. The 6’4″ centre-half has been pictured at a training session with Les Bleus and, as stated in the caption below, looks a unit. Konate will represent France at U21 level this summer, but...