LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool and Ibrahima Konate of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on February 08, 2026 in Liverpool, England. While The Athletic’s James Pearce outlines this week that the club haven’t given up hope Konaté will re-up, clu captain and teammate Virgil van Dijk has come out in the wake of Wednesday’s 1-0 victory over Sunderland to publicly encourage Konaté to do just that. “We speak about everything and it’s a process,” Van Dijk said following the match. “He’s one of the leaders, he’s outstanding and in my eyes aworld-class centre-back, but I can do only so much. It’s in the club’s hands together with his agent and himself so let’s see what comes out of it.”

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2026 20:40 UTC