Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate admits he still has a contract issue to resolve but is demonstrating his commitment to the club by playing through pain to keep Arne Slot's side competing on four fronts. The France star's deal expires at the end of next season so is not as pressing as the likes of fellow defenders Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold and forward Mohamed Salah, who have all entered the final five months of their existing deals.
![[Konate is the first-choice to partner Virgil van Dijk (left) in the centre of defence]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/17/94312021-0-image-m-7_1737395957541.jpg)
Negotiations on that trio are taking priority but the future of the 25-year-old Konate, first-choice partner for Van Dijk, cannot be ignored for too long. After confirming he had been offered a new contract, Konate was asked when he would be signing it.
![[The France star was speaking ahead of Liverpool's Champions League clash with Lille]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/17/94312015-0-image-a-3_1737395739450.jpg)
'This is another conversation,' he said ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League visit of Lille. 'Who talked about that a few months ago (November)? The club didn't say anything, I didn't say anything, it's one person (journalist) that says that. Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate's contract expires at the end of next season.
![[Konate lines up a strike in training as Liverpool look to consolidate their position in Europe]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/17/94312027-0-image-a-4_1737395756025.jpg)
Konate is the first-choice to partner Virgil van Dijk (left) in the centre of defence. The France star was speaking ahead of Liverpool's Champions League clash with Lille. 'I was not ready, I didn't know when he said that but after I spoke with the club. But after, I'm really focused on what happened now and we'll see what will happen.'.
![[Konate has revealed how he put his body on the line for the club by coming back from injury ahead of schedule after Joe Gomez picked up a knock against West Ham in December]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/20/17/94312085-0-image-a-5_1737395787560.jpg)
