The agent of Liverpool centre back Ibrahima Konaté has held talks not only with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain but Bayern Munich as well, reports in Germany state.
This summer could see a whole host of big-name defenders on the move, with Konaté one of several players approaching the end of their contracts—that means he can be snapped up in the summer without the need to pay a transfer fee.
Liverpool are hoping to extend Konaté’s contract but the France international is a well-known target for Real Madrid and PSG. add that Bayern have now joined the race for his signature.
The Bavarian giants are said to have reached out to Konaté’s agents to discuss a possible switch to the Allianz Arena next summer while they battle a conundrum involving their own centre back, Dayot Upamecano.
Bayern want to agree an extension with Upamecano but if they do lose the Frenchman, who is known to have admirers at both Liverpool and Real Madrid, they will likely need to find a replacement. The future of Kim Min-jae could also weigh into Bayern’s thinking.
Sporting director Christoph Freund has openly admitted retaining Upamecano, rather than replacing him, is the club’s top priority, but talks over the defender’s contract have so far proven fruitless.
Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi is named as another target for Bayern, who also held talks with the England international’s camp recently. Predictably, both Liverpool and Madrid are known to be keen on Guéhi as well.
