Konate reveals depression after deaths of Jota & father

During this hard play Konate was besides carrying the load of knowing his begetter was earnestly ill.

"I didn't cognize what to do. I didn't cognize whether I should spell location and halt playing, due to the fact that the squad needed maine too," helium added.

"I didn't cognize who to speech to astir it, truthful I kept it each to myself. And this is the proposal I'd springiness to everyone: erstwhile you're feeling down oregon something's going on, you request to speech to those astir you.

"It tin assistance you and bash you good. I didn't speech astir it and kept it to myself.

"The doctors past told america helium didn't person agelong to live, but we didn't cognize it would hap truthful quickly."

Konate returned aboriginal from compassionate permission to assistance Liverpool avert an wounded situation astatine the extremity of January but the centre-back conceded that things were ne'er rather right.

He made 51 appearances crossed the 2025-26 campaign, 49 arsenic a starter, but was incapable to consistently nutrient the champion signifier helium had displayed crossed his erstwhile 4 seasons connected Merseyside arsenic Liverpool finished 5th successful the Premier League.

Konate, who has been capped 27 times by France, is portion of Didier Deschamps' 26-man squad for the World Cup, with Les Bleus among the favourites.

"There was ne'er a infinitesimal erstwhile I felt similar I was connected the mend," helium added.

"All of these tragic events happened truthful rapidly and arsenic soon arsenic I felt similar I was getting my caput supra water, thing other happened.

"I had the enactment of each these fans, who are exceptional astatine Liverpool, my team-mates and particularly my household but I besides had to larn however to get backmost connected my feet connected my ain due to the fact that the squad needed maine much than ever and I cognize that my begetter would person wanted maine to get back."

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