{"id":40352,"date":"2025-09-26T05:41:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/real-madrid-seeks-defender-konate-in-sight-after-salibas-no\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T05:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:41:37","slug":"real-madrid-seeks-defender-konate-in-sight-after-salibas-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/real-madrid-seeks-defender-konate-in-sight-after-salibas-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid seeks defender: Konat\u00e9 in sight after Saliba&#8217;s &#8220;no&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Real Madrid Considers Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 to Strengthen its Defense<\/h2>\n\nReal Madrid is evaluating Ibrahima Konat\u00e9&#8217;s contract situation, with the intention of signing him as a free agent next summer. However, there are certain internal doubts within the club about the Liverpool defender.\n\nThis information comes after the news that William Saliba, another player on Madrid&#8217;s radar, has agreed to a new five-year contract with Arsenal. Saliba&#8217;s agreement was expiring in 2027, which represents a setback for the merengue team, who had been following the French player with the intention of making an offer in 2026.\n\nSources close to the club indicate that Saliba was the main target to reinforce the defense, after the incorporations of Dean Huijsen, \u00c1lvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the last transfer market.\n\nMadrid considered Saliba as the ideal player to meet the signing criteria, but there is an internal debate about the convenience of signing Konat\u00e9, 26 years old.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0926%2Fr1551328_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 es una opci\u00f3n para el Real Madrid, mientras que William Saliba est\u00e1 cerca de extender su contrato con el Arsenal.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nSome at the club see Konat\u00e9, whose contract with Liverpool expires next summer, as an option to follow the policy of signing high-profile players, such as Alexander-Arnold, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Antonio R\u00fcdiger and David Alaba, who arrived at the club as free agents in recent years.\n\nHowever, sources indicate that there is not the same unanimity in the club about Konat\u00e9 as there was in the case of Alexander-Arnold.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Konat\u00e9 on his possible arrival at Madrid: Mbapp\u00e9 calls every 2 hours<\/li><li>Sources: Saliba agrees to a five-year contract with Arsenal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nAnother name on the list of Madrid&#8217;s defenses is Castello Lukeba, from RB Leipzig.\n\nMadrid is looking to sign a center-back in 2026, as the club believes Alaba will leave the team when his contract expires, and there is also the possibility of R\u00fcdiger leaving, as the German international has been linked with a transfer to Saudi Arabia.\n\nThe white team is interested in incorporating a central defender to reinforce the squad alongside Huijsen, \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o and Ra\u00fal Asencio, especially because coach Xabi Alonso sometimes prefers a three-man defense, and the full-back Carreras can also play in a more central position.\n\nAnother internal option to reinforce the first team is Joan Mart\u00ednez, 18 years old, a highly valued player from the youth academy who has returned from a long-term injury and is playing with the reserve team, Castilla, this season.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid Considers Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 to Strengthen its Defense Real Madrid is evaluating Ibrahima Konat\u00e9&#8217;s contract situation, with the intention of signing him as a free agent next summer. However, there are certain internal doubts within the club about the Liverpool defender. 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