A Liverpool star earning £70,000 per week has revealed why he was 'too afraid' to spend money after breaking into the big time.
The defender is a target for moneybags Real Madrid and his contract expires at the end of this season.
Two incentives Madrid can typically offer is the chance to compete for glory and sufficient cash to compete with the British heavyweights.
But Ibrahima Konate has admitted he used to be 'too afraid' to spend lavishly for fear of being judged by his brothers.
'I became the player I am today thanks to each one of them [my brothers],' Konate said.