Arne Slot unimpressed with star’s poor training levels; Liverpool future now in doubt

Ibrahima Konate is facing an uncertain future at Liverpool amid reports Arne Slot has major concerns about the defender.

Joining from RB Leipzig three years ago for a reported £36 million fee, Konate, 25, was expected to succeed Virgil Van Dijk as the Reds’ main centre-back. Things haven’t quite gone as the Frenchman would have hoped though.

Starting in just half of Liverpool’s Premier League games (17) for the past two seasons, Konate failed to become Jurgen Klopp’s first-choice centre-back...