Ibrahima Konate is set to join Liverpool this summer having built up a stellar reputation during the past four seasons in the Bundesliga.
The France centre-back, who is currently representing his country at the UEFA U21 European Championship, has completed a medical and finalised terms with the Reds and will switch to the club on July 1 from RB Leipzig subject to international clearance and a successful work permit application.
Here, with insight from German football expert Raphael Honigstein, we profile the 22-year-old who will become Jürgen Klopp’s first signing for 2021-22.
Born in the French capital on May 25, 1999, Konate took his first steps in the game with Paris FC before switching to FC Sochaux in 2014.