Real Madrid are monitoring Ibrahima Konaté 's contract situation with a view to signing him as a free agent next summer, sources have told ESPN, although there are some doubts within the club over the Liverpool defender.

ESPN reported on Thursday that another Madrid target, William Saliba , has agreed a new five-year contract at Arsenal , with his current deal due to expire in 2027.

That comes as a blow to Madrid, who had been tracking Saliba, 24, with an eye to making a bid for the France international in 2026, when he would have had a year left on his deal in north London.

Multiple sources told ESPN that Saliba was Madrid's next top target to strengthen their defence, having brought in Dean Huijsen , Álvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the last transfer win

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