Ibrahima Kona is going to leave Liverpool on a free transfer

BBC Sport understands talks have broken down and Kona will become the latest player to leave the club on a free this summer, following Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah.

Last year, Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold Joined Real Madrid a month before his contract expired after the Spanish club paid him an early release fee to play in the Club World Cup.

Captain Virgil van Dijk’s current contract expires next summer The club failed to sign Mark Guihy on deadline day With the England player last September Joining Manchester City In January

Liverpool They have considerable depth at centre-half after the signing of Giovanni Leone last summer and the arrival of 20-year-old Jeremy Jaquet this summer.

But that leaves van Dijk, 34, as their only experienced central defender.

Frenchman Jaquet, who turns 21 in July, made 21 appearances for Rennes last season but missed the last four months with a shoulder injury.

Leoni, 19, was ruled out for a year after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in September, a month after joining the Reds from Parma for £26m plus add-ons.

believe within Liverpool Other areas – such as replacing Mohamed Salah and filling the void left by Hugo Ekiti’s injury – are priorities for Konate instead of agreeing to an expensive renewal.