Another fiasco on the way? Real Madrid is after Ibrahima Konaté

Real Madrid is desperately looking for reinforcements for their defense ahead of the upcoming transfer market. Carlo Ancelotti has resigned himself to stick with what he has available in the 2024-25 season, but come summer, the club's stance will be very different regarding signings. The latest defender on Florentino Pérez's radar is Ibrahima Konaté, a center-back for Liverpool who has played in 22 matches (1,680 minutes) this season with the 'reds'.

According to the English portal 'CaughtOffside', the 'White House' has set its sights on the French international for the upcoming summer market. The 25-year-old defender has a contract with Liverpool until 2026 and, despite being one of coach Arne Slot's key players, there are still no updates on his future, as the 'red' board has other more urgent matters to resolve. Among them is one of the failed targets of the 'merengue' team, Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Madrid could face its fourth consecutive failure in the market

The English international was contacted by Madrid, but he preferred to stay at least until June at Anfield Road. The Merseyside team is still in the race for the quadruple (Premier, League Cup, FA Cup, and Champions) and the right-back does not want to miss the opportunity to close a historic campaign with his lifelong team. In addition to Arnold, the white board also failed in its attempt to sign Alphonso Davies.

Ultimately, the Canadian preferred to renew with Bayern Munich, a club that, after several months of intense negotiations, ended up meeting the financial demands of one of the defenders that Barça also had on its radar several months ago. This was the third consecutive failure for the Madridistas, following the failed signing of Leny Yoro last summer.

The Frenchman opted for Manchester United, where he is just starting to gain the expected prominence due to an injury that kept him 'KO' for the first months of the 2024-25 season. With Konaté, the luck may be similar for the 'merengues'. The Parisian arrived at Liverpool in 2021 for 40 million euros and, since then, has scored 5 goals and provided 3 assists in 112 official matches, being one of the defensive references of the team.