Ibrahima Konate has expressed his support for Liverpool’s interest in OGC Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram, whom he calls his “little brother”. Konate has played alongside Thuram’s brother, Marcus Thuram, at the French club, and he is eager to take the 22-year-old under his wing if he joins the Reds. Konate told RMC Sport: “Khephren is like my little brother, he’s someone I saw growing up. I saw him perform and progress to a level…it was incredible. Even when he came to the France team for his first selection, I saw him in training and I was really surprised by his size and his technical ease. I would be very happy for him to come to Liverpool, I would take him under my wing and I would do everything for him to progress and become the player he wants to become. Now it is also up to him to work. But I would do anything for him to become a top player.”
Konate also spoke of his own experience of joining Liverpool, saying: “When I was at Leipzig and I signed for Liverpool, many people said that it was too early, that it was not the right choice. In the end, I proved all these people wrong, so you shouldn’t listen to people. If Khephren has the opportunity to come to a club like Liverpool, I think he will be surprised at the enthusiasm that will come from behind him. It’s up to him to work. He is still very young but he has incredible room for improvement so I have confidence.”