Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate joins Real Madrid on four-year deal

[p]Los Blancos and centre-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konate-ibrahima/QJlbDbQe/"]Konate[/a] "reached an agreement for him to become a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] player for the next four seasons, until June 30, 2030," said the Spanish giants in a statement.[/p][p]The 27-year-old moved to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] in 2021 from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rb-leipzig/KbS1suSm/"]RB Leipzig[/a], playing 183 times and winning the Premier League in 2025 and the FA Cup in 2022, amongst other silverware.[/p][embed guid="fb9db743-fbcc-4270-bc09-307c1f95e9c6" url="https://x.com/realmadrid/status/2067533778319270351" social-type="twitter" /][p]The defender, currently at the World Cup with France, joins a Real side already reinforced this summer by the arrival of Jose Mourinho as coach, as well as the signings of Spain left-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cucurella-marc/QTynbZd3/"]Marc Cucurella[/a] and Portugal midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-bernardo/lUg03qcR/"]Bernardo Silva[/a].[/p][p]Los Blancos have also been linked with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] wing-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dumfries-denzel/QR0j1ejk/"]Denzel Dumfries[/a], as they overhaul their squad after going two consecutive seasons without a major trophy.[/p][p]Real have renewed the contract of centre-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rudiger-antonio/rZHXvTho/"]Antonio Rudiger[/a] until 2027, after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olmo-dani/2oVBOlPg/"]Dani Carvajal[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alaba-david/hKx3nCTp/"]David Alaba[/a] left the club at the end of their contracts at the Santiago Bernabeu.[/p]