Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has been linked with a move away from the Merseyside club in recent months.

Ibrahima Konate will be out of contract at the end of the season, and top teams are monitoring his situation. Liverpool have not been able to agree on an extension with the player yet, and a departure may be on the cards.

According to a report from Caught Offside, the Reds have now handed the player an ultimatum. They have offered him a contract, which he needs to accept or make a final decision on his future at the club. It will be interesting to see what the French international decides.

Konate has plenty of options on the table, and he will be able to join elite clubs if he decides to leave Liverpool at the end of the season.

Liverpool should sell Konate in January

Liverpool will not want to lose the French defender as a free agent. Konate has been an important player for them since arriving from RB Leipzig in a £36 million deal, and losing him for free would be a blow.

It will be interesting to see if the Reds decide to sell him for a nominal amount of money in January. It would be wise of the Premier League champions to cash in on the defender if he refuses to sign an extension with them.

Losing Konate for free would be a blow. Liverpool should cope as much as possible for him in January and invest the proceeds into the plane squad. The Premier League champions are looking at a potential replacement and they have been linked with Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.

As for Konate, it will be interesting to see where he ends up. He has been heavily linked with clubs like Real Madrid. Signing him for free would be a masterstroke from any club. There is no doubt that the Frenchman is one of the best defenders in the Premier League, and he could improve most teams around Europe.

The French international knows what it takes to play for a big club and fight for trophies regularly. The 26-year-old has recently helped Liverpool win the Premier League title, and he might look to take on a new challenge now.