Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has admitted that he has thought in regards to the prospect of taking part in for hometown membership Paris Saint-Germain later in his profession.
Konate spent 5 years within the youth academy of Paris FC earlier than shifting to Sochaux, the place he made his skilled debut in 2017 as a 16-year-old. Later that yr, he joined RB Leipzig and cemented his standing as one among Europe’s greatest younger centre-backs.
In the summertime of 2021, Liverpool triggered his £36m launch clause to carry him to Anfield. Since then, he has developed into one of many Premier League’s best defenders, although he has routinely struggled to maintain match and has battled varied accidents.
At worldwide degree, Konate has gained 13 caps for France since his debut in 2022 and turn out to be a favorite of supervisor Didier Deschamps. He notably got here off the bench in final yr’s World Cup closing defeat to Argentina on penalties.
As is the case with most French gamers, Konate has been linked with a return to his homeland to play for PSG. Whereas on worldwide obligation final month, he was requested whether or not gamers from Parc des Princes had been promoting him on the concept of a transfer.
“I am not going to reply about what they do! However no, it is true that I am a Parisian, however I am at Liverpool,” he advised RMC on the time.
Following Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at Luton City on Sunday, Konate was requested by Canal Plus whether or not he had imagined himself taking part in for PSG sooner or later.
“If I stated no, I might be mendacity, however for those who’re asking, is it one among my aims? Under no circumstances,” he stated.
“PSG has made positive to recruit gamers who perceive one another properly and who play with one another for the France nationwide workforce. Even for the individuals and the Parisian followers, it makes them completely satisfied. It is what they have been ready for for years, having Parisian gamers or at the least French gamers within the workforce.”
