Liverpool have had major defensive problems this season due to injuries, where they have been addicted to Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, who formed a solid pair in the central defense last season when Liverpool won the Premier League. That has led the Merseyside club to make 21 years of age French central defender Ibrahima Konaté from RB Leipzig one of the club's most important transfer targets in the upcoming transfer window.

The media learns that the transfer is already taking shape and a source close to the player says that the young Frenchman should be attracted to the idea of ​​playing under Jürgen Klopp. RB Leipzig have already sold their one center-back Dayot Upamecano to Bayern Munich, and now they are about to lose another center-back.

Ibrahima Konaté is considered one of the most promising young central defenders in the world, and according to several media, Konaté has a buy-out clause of almost €60 million. The young Frenchman joined RB Leipzig in 2017 from French Ligue 2 club Sochaux, and since then it has turned into 90 matches, which have been rewarded with four goals and an assist.