If footballers speaking more freely when chatting to media from their own country has become something of a time-honoured tradition, then Ibrahima Konate certainly kept up appearances last week.
As speculation surrounding the future of Khephren Thuram continued at pace, Konate was surprisingly frank in his admission that he would like to see the Nice midfielder join him at Liverpool.
Konate told RMC Sport: “I would be very happy for him to come to Liverpool and I would take him under my wing and I would do everything for him to progress and become the player he wants to become.
