1 week ago BBC Sport understands that negotiations person stopped and Konate volition go the latest subordinate to permission the nine connected a escaped this summertime aft Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah.
Last year, defender Trent Alexander-Arnold joined Real Madrid a period earlier his declaration expired aft the Spanish nine paid a interest to merchandise him aboriginal to play successful the Club World Cup.
Captain Virgil van Dijk's existent woody expires adjacent summer, portion the nine failed to motion Marc Guehi connected deadline day past September, with the England subordinate joining Manchester City successful January.
Liverpool are assured they person capable extent astatine centre-half aft recruiting Giovanni Leoni past summertime and the accomplishment of £60m Jeremy Jacquet, 20, this summer.
But it does permission Van Dijk, 34, arsenic their lone experienced cardinal defender.
Frenchman Jacquet, who turns 21 successful July, played 21 games for Rennes past play but missed the past 4 months with a enarthrosis injury.
Leoni, 19, was ruled retired for a twelvemonth aft after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament successful September, a period aft joining the Reds from Parma for a interest of £26m positive add-ons.
The content wrong Liverpool is that different areas - similar replacing Mohamed Salah and filling the spread aft Hugo Ekitike's wounded - are priorities, alternatively than agreeing to an costly renewal for Konate.
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