Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes Ibrahima Konate will be ready to fight for a place in the defence immediately but he reckons the Reds have landed a centre-back who is yet to reach his full potential. Klopp side have agreed on a deal to sign the French defender for £36m from the German side RB Leipzig. Klopp said: “He comes to us after playing more than 90 times for Leipzig in the Bundesliga and European football. I’m sure that number would have been more but for some injury, but even so that means he already has experience of what it takes to compete in two outstandingly difficult competitions. “He also played for a team in the Champions League in high-pressure matches, who have a similar football vision to ourselves. I am confident we are signing a player who can play for us right away, but he is a boy of 22 years of age who has room to improve because of his massive potential. I know that’s something he is eager to work on with us to become an even better player.” The deal means they won’t trigger the £18m clause to make Ozan Kabak's loan deal from Schalke permanent.
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