Friday at 8:45 p.m., the Blues, currently gathered at Clairefontaine, face the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. In the event of a victory, Didier Deschamps’ men would already be qualified. Present this Wednesday morning at a press conference, Liverpool’s French defender Ibrahima Konaté spoke about his relationship with his club partner Virgil Van Dijk, whom he will face on Friday, and the great respect he has for him: “what he has done so far in the world of football, it’s very, very strong, we don’t see many other defenders who have done what he has done.” A model he hopes to surpass one day: “Then my goal and I think he knows it is for me to become better than him.”
The two players also discussed the upcoming meeting, the Dutchman having assured him that “it will be very intense, especially at home. They hope to have a big match. The two players could well find themselves in a duel on set pieces on Friday evening at the Johan Cruyff Arena.