James Pearce has stated that talks are in progress relating to a possible new contract for a Liverpool participant who’s ‘completely happy and settled’ on Merseyside.
The futures of Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold have been the topic of mass hypothesis, with their respective offers all expiring subsequent June and no signal of any settlement being struck imminently, though Paul Joyce reported this week that discussions are ongoing in that regard.
Fortunately, negotiations with certainly one of their Anfield teammates look like progressing with far much less drama.
Pearce: Konate is ‘completely happy and settled’ at Liverpool
Pearce responded to a variety of readers’ queries in a Liverpool mailbag for The Athletic on Thursday, by which he was inevitably requested in regards to the contract conditions of Salah, Van Dijk and Trent.
Whereas he supplied little clue as as to if or not these could be resolved quickly, the journalist gave a much more encouraging replace about one other participant who’s in discussions over a brand new deal at Anfield.
He outlined: “The one different precedence is Ibrahima Konate, whose deal runs till 2026. Talks are underway and I don’t envisage any points there. He’s completely happy and settled at Liverpool. He’s in the perfect type of his Anfield profession and at 25, his greatest years are forward of him.”
Konate has been rejuvenated for Liverpool this season
Whereas most Liverpool followers could be craving for the conditions relating to Salah, Van Dijk and Trent to be sorted first, and with good cause given the slim window for renewal, it’s pleasing to listen to that talks with Konate look like progressing easily.
As Pearce rightly says, the Frenchman has been thriving since getting again into the beginning XI below Arne Slot this season, rating second within the squad for aerial duels received (2.5) and clearances made (3.6) per recreation (WhoScored).
The 25-year-old has delivered some glorious performances of late – most notably within the 2-2 draw at title rivals Arsenal in late October – and he appears drastically rejuvenated after a below-par end to final time period, when he’d misplaced his place within the workforce to Jarell Quansah.
With Konate seemingly completely happy to resume at Liverpool and negotiations showing to be going properly, hopefully that is one contract scenario that the Anfield hierarchy can get sorted with far better haste than the continuing sagas surrounding Salah, Van Dijk and Trent.
