'A load of ****' - Teammate's meltdown over Konate contract decision

Mbappe beckons Konate to Bernabeu

Konate - signed from RB Leipzig for £35m back in 2021 - is believed to favour a move to the Bernabeu but will have to think again following Madrid’s decision.

And the choice to remove themselves from the chase for Konate has not gone down well in the dressing room either with Kylian Mbappe reported to be very unhappy.

The France captain has spent a lot of time with Konate on international duty - and the defender joked that Mbappe had been calling him with regularity over a move to the Spanish capital.

Mbappe fumes over Madrid's Konate decision

And now Defensa Central is reporting that the forward has called Madrid’s decision to drop out of the race “a load of crap” as he expected to be his team-mate at club level next season.

Instead it now looks ever more likely that Konate will be staying at Anfield while Madrid pursue other targets in the shape of Marc Guehi and Dayot Upamecano.