Having started the summer as first choice at Liverpool, Ibrahima Konate's frustrating time with injuries limited him to less than half of the campaign in 2022/23.
After nudging ahead of Joel Matip as Jurgen Klopp's preferred partner at centre-back next to Virgil van Dijk in the closing weeks of the 21/22 term, the France international looked set to truly establish himself as one of the most commanding young defenders on the continent 12 months ago.
An injury picked up in a meaningless and unnecessary pre-season friendly against Strasbourg at Anfield, barely 24 hours after winning the Community Shield against Manchester City, derailed progress for Konate, however.
