Manchester United have made an offer to Ibrahima Konate to convince him to move to Old Trafford, but the outgoing Liverpool defender prefers to join Real Madrid instead, according to a report.<\/p>\n
Under manager Michael Carrick, Man Utd<\/a> finished third in the Premier League table this season and will play in the Champions League in the 2026\/27 campaign.<\/p>\n Man Utd are in advanced talks to sign Ederson from Atalanta<\/a>, with the Red Devils\u2019 co-owners, INEOS, planning to sign another midfielder in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Signing a new centre-back is not at the top of Man Utd\u2019s list, especially as Harry Maguire put pen to paper on a new deal in April.<\/p>\n However, it has emerged that Man Utd have made a move to sign Konate, who is leaving Liverpool this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite publicly saying in April that he was close to signing a new contract with Liverpool, Konate<\/a> is leaving Anfield as a free agent.<\/p>\n READ: Liverpool chiefs made five transfer mistakes and Iraola is \u2018huge risk\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Talks between Liverpool<\/a> and Konate over a new deal have failed to come to fruition, with the France international defender leaving Anfield for good.<\/p>\n According to El Debate<\/a>, Man Utd are among the clubs that have made \u2018offers\u2019 to Konate.<\/p>\n This report comes as a huge shock, given that Man Utd and Liverpool are bitter rivals.<\/p>\n It is hard to envisage Man Utd seriously thinking that Konate would be willing to move to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n The publication has added that Konate has offers from Chelsea and Manchester City, too, but he wants to move to Real Madrid<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Man Utd: Four \u2018major targets\u2019 after Ederson revealed as seven likely exits to increase \u2018\u00a3200m budget\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Madrid have long had Konate on their radar and are in the market for a new centre-back in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n