The 24-year-old, a PSG fan who was born and raised in the French capital, began his youth career at Paris FC before moving to Sochaux where he made his professional debut in February 2017.
Konate caught the eye of RB Leipzig and joined the German club in the summer of 2017, making a total of 95 appearances over a four-year period.
The 6ft-4 centre-back moved to Liverpool for £36m in July 2021 and has since established himself as a member of Jurgen Klopp’s first-team squad.
Konate has played 64 times for Liverpool in all competitions and has 8 of his 11 appearances for the Reds so far this season.
He still has three years left on his contract at Anfield, but the defender has hinted that he would find it difficult to turn down a future transfer to Ligue 1 champions PSG if he were called up.
When asked if he had ever imagined himself wearing the PSG shirt in an interview with Canal Plus, Konaté replied: “If I said no, I would be lying, but if you ask me, is that one of my goals?Not at all. “
After the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, Luis Enrique’s PSG has adopted another technique in its transfer business and has prioritized the hiring of young players, basically French, this summer.
Kylian Mbappe remains at the Parc des Princes for now, amid uncertainty over his future, and the 24-year-old has joined the club via the French quartet of Ousmane Dembele, Randal Kolo Muani, Lucas Hernandez and Bradley Barcola.
Konaté, who plays alongside French side PSG abroad, has praised the Ligue 1 champions’ signing and believes his novelty in the transfer market has attracted the club’s supporters.
“PSG have made sure to sign players who perceive each other well and who play in combination in the French national team,” added the French foreigner with 12 caps.
“It also makes the others and the Parisian fans happy. That’s what they’ve been waiting for years, to have Parisian players or at least French players in the team. “
Liverpool would have no interest in tactically parting ways with Konate, who is the youngest centre-back among Klopp’s senior options, adding the 32-year-old duo of Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip, and 26-year-old Joe Gomez.
Konate played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Luton Town in the Premier League on Sunday, and Luis Diaz equalised in the 95th minute to salvage a point at Kenilworth Road.