In recent comments made on Twitter, Caught Offside's Leah Smith claimed that Liverpool have completed the signing of RB Leipzig centre-back, Ibrahima Konate.

So far this season, Liverpool have been extremely unlucky with injuries to their central defenders, with all three of Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip being ruled out until the summer.

As a result, Jurgen Klopp brought in both Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies in the January transfer window, however, with Kabak struggling for form somewhat - the 21-year-old has averaged a WhoScored match rating of 6.69 over his eight Premier League appearances - and with Ben Davies having yet to make an appearance for the club, it would seem as if greater depth is still required in the position.

And, according to Smith, Liverpool have just secured the addition of RB Leipzig centre-back, Ibrahima Konate, with the journalist stating on Twitter: "MASSIVE! Ibrahima Konate to Liverpool is DONE and will be official on May 1st, 2021! £32m."

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Despite having missed a large part of this season due to a number of injuries - something that could be a slight concern for Liverpool - the signing of Konate would certainly appear to be an impressive one for the Reds, with the former RB Leipzig manager, Ralf Rangnick, stating that the 21-year-old is "so good that he could play for Real Madrid or Barcelona."

Furthermore, if Smith is to be believed, the £32 million fee Liverpool have paid for the France U21 international would seem to be extremely reasonable, as this figure is only slightly higher than his Tranfermarkt valuation of £31.5 million.

Given Konate's age, assuming his injury woes don't follow him to Merseyside, this could be a really astute piece of business.

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