Real Madrid reportedly reach verbal agreement with Ibrahima Konate

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konate-ibrahima/QJlbDbQe/"]Konate[/a] will leave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] when his contract expires this summer after negotiations over his wages collapsed with the club earlier this month. [/p][p]The French defender won the Premier League, the FA Cup, two Carabao Cups and the FA Community Shield during his 183 appearances on Merseyside. [/p][p]As summer approaches, he will have his pick of the clubs over the coming months, including Spanish giants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid,[/a] with whom [i][b]Fabrizio Romano[/b][/i] reports he has reached a verbal agreement. [/p][p][b]"BREAKING: Real Madrid have verbal agreement in place with Ibrahima Konate![/b][/p][p]"Four-year deal to be signed, depending on if/when Florentino Perez is re-elected. [/p][p][b]"Here we go, expected right after. Konate put Saudi bids on hold for Real Madrid."[/b][/p][embed guid="19efd0ed-79f2-458b-a31c-120970b98224" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2061803564180144274" social-type="twitter" /][p]The move would see Konate reunite with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alexander-arnold-trent/CEVJy6Bc/"]Trent Alexander-Arnold[/a], a player who has infamously had a tricky time in the Spanish capital since his move last summer, also at the end of his contract.[/p][p]Konate has previously expressed a desire to represent his boyhood club, Paris Saint-Germain, but no interest from the European champions has been shown as of yet, as he creeps closer to LaLiga.[/p][p]As he leaves the Reds, Konate expressed his gratitude to the fans but revealed it is time for him to depart. [/p][p][b]"From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything. I love you all and will carry Liverpool with me wherever I go. This isn't an easy goodbye, but it's time for a new challenge and a new chapter." [/b][/p]