Real Madrid's Requirement to Sign Ibrahima Konaté

The merengue team has reactivated their interest in signing the French center back whose contract with Liverpool ends in the summer

Javier Parra Peña | 4 Feb 2026 | 20.00
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The Real Madrid's requirement to sign Ibrahima Konaté
The Real Madrid's requirement to sign Ibrahima Konaté

Real Madrid has once again placed French international Ibrahima Konaté on their list of priorities to strengthen the defensive axis this summer. The Liverpool center-back is in a privileged contractual position as his bond with Anfield expires next June.

This situation allows him to negotiate as a free agent, a formula that the white's board has successfully exploited in recent years. However, the return of the French defender to Real Madrid's radar will not be unconditional as it strictly depends on an adjustment in his demands. The Madrid hierarchy has made it clear that the operation will only progress if the player agrees to a substantial reduction in his current salary.

Real Madrid and the strategy of free transfers

Real Madrid's sports planning aims to replicate the winning formula that brought in figures like David Alaba or Antonio Rüdiger. Real Madrid sees in the "Reds" center-back an identical market opportunity: a world-class defender arriving without a transfer fee.

Although the interest emerged months ago, the player's entourage's high financial demands initially cooled any formal approach between the parties. Now, with time running out, the possibility of wearing white is once again subject to his financial flexibility.

The technical direction values his imposing physique and Premier League experience as necessary assets for the team's rotation.

Real Madrid's demand to sign Ibrahima Konaté

The future of Ibrahima Konaté between Anfield and Chamartín

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This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La exigencia del Real Madrid para fichar a Ibrahima Konaté

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