Goal.com · Jul 9, 2021
Konate or Gomez? Barnes picks Liverpool centre-half partner for Van Dijk
The Reds legend believes the money invested in the promising Frenchman this summer will see him land a starting berth
Liverpool legend John Barnes believes the money invested in Ibrahima Konate this summer makes him the leading contender to partner Virgil van Dijk at the heart of the Reds' back four.
Jurgen Klopp is hoping to remain at full strength in that department throughout 2021-22 after seeing his options decimated by injury last season.
The ranks at Anfield have been bolstered by the £36 million ($50m) arrival of French star Konate from RB Leipzig , with the 22-year-old looking to edge above England international Joe Gomez in the pecking order.
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