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title: "Journalist claims Liverpool are keen on signing Ibrahima Konate"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/journalist-claims-liverpool-are-keen-on-signing-ibrahima-konate/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-01-15T14:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-15T14:00:00Z"
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# Journalist claims Liverpool are keen on signing Ibrahima Konate

Liverpool are interested in signing RB Leipzig centre-back [Ibrahima Konate](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2020/12/05/liverpool-interested-in-signing-rb-leipzig-defender-ibrahima-konate/), according to journalist [Christian Falk on Twitter](https://twitter.com/cfbayern/status/1350022713285496832?s=20).

> TRUE ✅ [@ChelseaFC](https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) have contact to the Management of Dayot Upamecano. Like [@FCBayern](https://twitter.com/FCBayern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and [@LFC](https://twitter.com/LFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). Liverpool is also interested in Ibrahima Konaté [@BILD\_Sport](https://twitter.com/BILD_Sport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/uVh2B7falh](https://t.co/uVh2B7falh)
>
> — Christian Falk (@cfbayern) [January 15, 2021](https://twitter.com/cfbayern/status/1350022713285496832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The Reds’ interest in making a January defensive addition looks to be [cooling](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12181493/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-not-likely-to-sign-centre-back-in-january-transfer-window) all the time, but summer reinforcements look likely.

[Dayot Upamecano](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/01/14/liverpool-set-to-battle-man-united-and-chelsea-for-dayot-upamecano-signing/) is one player who continues to be [linked](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/14/rb-leipzig-set-to-lose-upamecano-for-42m-in-summer-but-wont-sell-in-january) with Liverpool, but his Leipzig teammate Konate is also in the mix.

Falk claims that the Reds are ‘interested’ in acquiring the 21-year-old’s signature, also mentioning Upamecano at the same time.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

With Liverpool [reportedly](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/01/13/liverpool-unlikely-to-sign-david-alaba-claims-reliable-journalist/) eyeing up a centre-back who is dominant aerially, it is interesting to see that Konate is comfortably outperforming Upamecano in that area.

The young Frenchman is winning an average of [3.0 aerial duels per game](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/345957/Show/Ibrahima-Konat%C3%A9) in the Bundesliga this season, whereas his colleague’s figure is only [1.4](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/327721/Show/Dayot-Upamecano).

That could point towards Konate being a more suited target moving forward, even though his pass completion rate (83.5%) is inferior to Upamecano’s (88.8%).

Both are gifted young defenders with huge potential, so seeing either join Liverpool would be exciting.