Ibrahima Konate has named Liverpool team-mate Virgil van Dijk as one of his role models and shared the message from Thiago that prompted his first goal for the club.
Konate made the move to Merseyside from RB Leipzig last summer for a fee of £36million and has firmly established himself in Jurgen Klopp 's side. He made 29 appearances in all competitions this season and got the nod over Joel Matip in the Champions League final last month.
Konate puts the reason he's settled in so well down to the team-mates around him and he believes Van Dijk is the best centre-back in the world - as well as praising Paris Saint-Germain's Sergio Ramos, who infamously injured Mohamed Salah in the 2018 Champions League final when playing for Real Madrid against Liverpool.
