Arne Slot (L) and Richard Hughes (R). Credit: Imago Images
Mo Salah has signed a new contract at Anfield, and the announcement of Liverpool nailing down Virgil van Dijk on a new deal is expected to be imminent. Richard Hughes is now set to focus on other matters, and a top priority for him is to finalise fresh terms for another top player.
Liverpool confirmed the signature of Mo Salah on a new contract last week, and the club are expected to confirm a new contract for Virgil van Dijk soon.
Hughes and his recruitment team are lining up deals for the summer as well, and the club are keen to be more aggressive and decisive in the next transfer window.
However, the Liverpool sporting director has a few more things to sort out in-house at Anfield as the club have been in talks with several other players over new deals.
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Ibrahima Konate is set to enter the final year of his contract this summer, and the club are desperate to ensure that he signs a new long-term deal soon.
The club have been in talks with his representatives, but there are worries that the defender’s high wage demands could scupper the hopes of an agreement.
However, according to Football Insider, sorting out an agreement over a new deal with the Frenchman is a priority for sporting director Hughes.
The centre-back has been hugely influential this season under Arne Slot, and the Liverpool manager does not want to lose one of the pillars of his team.
Konate’s representatives are aware that the club do not want to lose him, and are trying to leverage the best deal out of Liverpool.
Liverpool are confident that an agreement will be worked out for Konate to sign a new contract with the club soon.
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