Fabrizio Romano confirms Saliba contract with big Konate impact

Ibrahima Konate has come beneath fireplace this season for some combined performances at Liverpool.

The French worldwide attracted lots of criticism, specifically, for his show in a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Some followers have advised that ongoing hyperlinks to La Liga giants Actual Madrid could also be at the very least partly inspiring such inconsistency.

Sadly, with fellow goal William Saliba having simply signed a brand new contract, the Konate switch rumours are solely going to accentuate from right here on out.

Fabrizio Romano confirms new William Saliba deal at Arsenal

Fabrizio Romano reported on X (previously Twitter) on Tuesday morning that the Arsenal centre-back had put pen to paper on a contract extension.

🚨 Official: William Saliba indicators new deal at Arsenal till June 2030.

“I really feel pleased with myself as a result of I first signed in 2019 and now I am nonetheless right here to increase my contract”.

“I really feel at house. It is the very best place to be. I get pleasure from daily when I’ve the prospect to put on this shirt”. pic.twitter.com/RmN5LgU3ae

– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) September 30, 2025

The brand new take care of the Gunners will see the Frenchman lengthen his keep on the Emirates till the summer season of 2030. To not point out keep off reported curiosity from Actual Madrid (BBC Sport).

Superb information for Mikel Arteta’s Premier League hopefuls. However for Liverpool? This replace received’t be a comforting one for the Reds amid ongoing contract negotiations with Ibrahima Konate.

When was Saliba’s earlier contract set to run out?

William Saliba’s prior contract was set to run out in the summertime of 2027.

With a yr left on that deal, come the subsequent summer season switch window, Actual Madrid would have been in an advantageous place.

Los Blancos might both have regarded to safe the centre-back for a cut-price price or place themselves to seize the footballer free of charge in a yr’s time.

Actual Madrid will deal with Ibrahima Konate amid contract battle

That’s one other top-quality centre-back cleanly off the switch market – except Actual Madrid are ready to dig deep into their pockets to make a deal occur.

The much more possible wager is that Los Blancos will proceed a coverage that has served them fairly properly lately – making the most of the free switch market.

Liverpool themselves have suffered significantly by the hands of Madrid’s affected person poaching ways. Generational right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold was secured for a pittance (€10m early exit price) forward of his contract expiring in June this yr.

Now, with David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger apparently set to be let go when their contracts expire in 2026.

Presuming Xabi Alonso’s outfit desires two males coming in by the doorways in the summertime to switch them, we are able to safely assume the likes of Konate and Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano shall be excessive up on the checklist.

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