The most important thing is that he will not have Virgil to mop up after he screws up and he thinks he has learnt everything he needs from him. When he plays for France as the main man he is not as assured and looks vulnerable.
The 6 young CHs we have acquired mostly in the January window will on the other look forward to learn and soak up any knowledge they can get from the master.
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Well, I, for one, am shocked I tell you. SHOCKED! 
https://www.thisisanfield.com/2026/06/ibrahima-konate-agrees-real-madrid-free-transfer-2026/
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If I remember correctly, that would allow them to then leave on a free at that time, under something called the āSporting Just Cause Terminationā - I believe it came into force specifically to prevent clubs from doing this.
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Anyone know how much he was asking for when he was supposedly negotiating to stay with us ?
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And how much heās getting at Madrid?
Ah I did not know that! Thanks
The figure Iāve seen quoted was Ā£250-300k per week.
Iām not sure how our wages are made up, because they are meant to be heavily weighted towards performance bonuses. Presumably, we have a few players pleading poverty after this season.
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I feel even more duped by his sentimental Anfield social media post now
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Iāve read somewhere that Gakpo was given Ā£250k per week, then Gravenberg was given Ā£280kā¦ Ibou would have settled for Ā£200k
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Besides the point that Arminius raises, Iāve seen this happen outside the PL some 30 years ago and the result was catastrophic for team morale, causing widespread animosity and discontent from every player, not just the one concerned.
What you are suggesting is essentially for the club to punish a player for not accepting its terms.
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Looks like any negotiations were irrelevant. Another one who strung us along with no intention of signing.
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Two years. Renew or sell the cunts. Had enough of this bullshit from Real Madrid, and the club need to toughen up, even if that means losing good players.
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Weāve basically become a feeder club for Madrid arseholes
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Footballās food chain.
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Thatās just not realistic.
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As long as weāre losing players of Trentās and Konateās inconsistency, I wonāt be too incensed by it. If we were losing the likes of prime Van Dijk and Salah, Iād be up in arms. Small comfort, I know, but Iāll take anything I can get.
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Agree. We have agency here. Iām done with us bending over for the bastards
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Real have fleeced us yet again. They get in the heads of players they want early, so theyāll run their contract down.
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I really donāt think this move is going to work for Konate. Madrid is coming off a brutal season. Sure, they finished 2nd because Atletico is only an occasional threat, but they finished miles behind a young Barca side - the 8 point gap is misleading because Barca lost 2 matches after they had won the title. The fans donāt particularly like their team these days, having seen player power run off Alonso and then melt down. The squad appears to be incredibly divided, with most painting Konateās French teammate Mbappe as one of the villains. So they brought in Mourinho, who will absolutely target Konate as āone of the problemsā the very first time he makes one of the inconsistent errors he was prone to this season.
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And we have beaten them the last 2 times we have played them, they are just a name at the moment, not a good TEAM.
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