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Spanish football club Real Madrid has finalized the signing of French defender Ibrahima Konaté. The 27-year-old center-back penned a four-year contract on Thursday.
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Konate had been with English club Liverpool since 2021, but the two parties failed to agree on a contract extension. He made 183 appearances across all competitions for the Reds, winning the Premier League title (2025), the FA Cup (2022), and the English League Cup (2022, 2024).
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At the Spanish club, he will reunite with his French national teammates Kylian Mbappé and Aurélien Tchouaméni. All three are currently part of the squad competing in the ongoing World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Real Madrid, with Portuguese manager José Mourinho back at the helm, has already secured left-back Marc Cucurella and Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva. The information was reported by AFP.
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