RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate would be open to joining Liverpool in the summer, according to reports.
The Frenchman has been linked with a move to Anfield in recent weeks, with Manchester United and Chelsea having also been mentioned as potential suitors for the centre-half.
Konate has been compared to Virgil van Dijk by one German journalist but the player’s injury record is a major concern, with many fans on Twitter likening him to Joel Matip instead:
Yes get him in!!!!
— Josh (@joshambrown_) March 12, 2021
He’s another Matip which makes it a huge risk. World class potential but has serious injury issues
— Zac (@LFCZac0) March 12, 2021
Another injury prone player to keep Matip company
— Nigel Lfc (@lfc_nigel) March 12, 2021
Good player but always injured. I’d look elsewhere.
— LFC (@kat_lfc13) March 12, 2021
Only reason I dont want him is because we dont need another matip. Great player but often injured.
— that guy from bhandup (@mihir138) March 12, 2021
Needs to play a few seasons without serious injury. He is still going and we could look at him when he is 23/24.
— adam (@adam220202) March 12, 2021
looks good!
— just another lad ???????? (@seekerart7) March 12, 2021
Would love to get him but injury record concerns me.
— Aaron Jackson (@aaronjacko) March 13, 2021
better than umarpecano
— ️️ ️️️️️️️️️ ️️ ️️ ️️ (@billybong987) March 13, 2021
No thank you. He is injury prone. Check his injury history.
— Andrei Bloju (@TheGymSpirit) March 13, 2021
It’s certainly a dilemma. Liverpool have a number of injury prone centre-backs on their books already and adding another one would not be a wise decision.
However, Konate is one of the most talented defenders available on the market after his teammate, Dayot Upamecano, decided to join Bayern Munich.
There are other players that the Reds have been linked with, including the likes of Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane and Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba, and the club’s recruitment team are likely to consider all their options ahead of making a final decision on who they go after.