<p>Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign centre back Ibrahima Konate from German side RB Leipzig, the Premier League club said on Friday.</p>.<p>Frenchman Konate, 22, will join the Anfield club on July 1 once his work permit application is approved and medicals are completed.</p>.<p>Financial details of the transfer were not revealed but British media reported Liverpool triggered a 41 million euros ($49.82 million) release clause in his contract. Konate had a contract until June 2023 with Leipzig.</p>.<p><strong>Read more:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/juventus-sack-pirlo-after-one-season-in-charge-991032.html" target="_blank">Juventus sack Pirlo after one season in charge </a></strong></p>.<p>"I'm really happy to be joining such a massive club like Liverpool," Konate said in a statement.</p>.<p>"It's a really exciting moment for me and my family and I am really looking forward to meeting my new teammates, the staff and getting started on this new chapter.</p>.<p>"I have worked very hard for many years to get to this point, but I would like to say a big thank you to everyone at RB Leipzig and all the people I worked with there – the coaches, my teammates, the staff and especially the fans."</p>.<p>Konate will be involved with the France team in the knockout stages of the Under-21 European Championship which begin on May 31.</p>.<p>Liverpool struggled to defend their Premier League title last season after an injury crisis in defence when they lost Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez to season-ending injuries early in the campaign.</p>
<p>Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign centre back Ibrahima Konate from German side RB Leipzig, the Premier League club said on Friday.</p>.<p>Frenchman Konate, 22, will join the Anfield club on July 1 once his work permit application is approved and medicals are completed.</p>.<p>Financial details of the transfer were not revealed but British media reported Liverpool triggered a 41 million euros ($49.82 million) release clause in his contract. Konate had a contract until June 2023 with Leipzig.</p>.<p><strong>Read more:<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/juventus-sack-pirlo-after-one-season-in-charge-991032.html" target="_blank">Juventus sack Pirlo after one season in charge </a></strong></p>.<p>"I'm really happy to be joining such a massive club like Liverpool," Konate said in a statement.</p>.<p>"It's a really exciting moment for me and my family and I am really looking forward to meeting my new teammates, the staff and getting started on this new chapter.</p>.<p>"I have worked very hard for many years to get to this point, but I would like to say a big thank you to everyone at RB Leipzig and all the people I worked with there – the coaches, my teammates, the staff and especially the fans."</p>.<p>Konate will be involved with the France team in the knockout stages of the Under-21 European Championship which begin on May 31.</p>.<p>Liverpool struggled to defend their Premier League title last season after an injury crisis in defence when they lost Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez to season-ending injuries early in the campaign.</p>