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Real Madrid are on the hunt for a central defender next summer, but it will not be Ibrahima Konate. The French international appeared heavily tipped to leave Anfield for the Bernabeu during the summer, but Los Blancos have dropped their interest.
Konate and William Saliba were Real Madrid’s top targets for the centre-back position in 2026, but after Arsenal locked the latter down to a new long-term contract, Konate appeared to become the priority. In addition, he seemed to be willing to sign for Real Madrid, and willing to join on a free, with his contract up next summer.
Real Madrid formally pull out of Konate race
However as per David Ornstein of The Athletic, Real Madrid have informed…
