Speaking on the Here We Go Podcast, Fabrizio Romano has delivered an update on Ibrahima Konate’s reported move to Liverpool.
It has been widely reported that the deal to bring the Frenchman to Anfield is as good as done, and while Romano believes that is the case, he claims that the timing of the move could change.
Indeed, due to the mass changes happening at RB Leipzig right now, Romano believes that the timing of the announcement could now be delayed.
“Konate is going to Liverpool as announced days ago. The agreement is done with the player,” Romano said
“Konate is set to join Liverpool, they are just to pay the release clause to RB Leipzig.
“You know about the timing, something could change because the director is going to change and the new manager of Leipzig, so it’s a particular moment for RB Leipzig and that’s why it could take some time.
“But Liverpool are prepared to pay the release clause of Konate – they want to sign Konate – it’s just a matter of time.”
The good news is that it seems as though the deal is done.
However, until there is official announcement you can’t bank on anything, especially when it comes to transfers.
Leipzig are going through a number of changes at the club, so you can understand why the move could take some time as the people who need to sign off the move are pre-occupied elsewhere.
Fingers crossed, we get confirmation of this move sooner rather than later, but with Romano saying that it could take some time, we may not hear more on this for a number of weeks.
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