(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)There remains a very real possibility that Ibrahima Konate won’t be wearing a Liverpool shirt after the summer of 2026. Indeed, Los Blancos are reportedly very confident they can sign Konate on a free next summer. Who could Liverpool replace Ibrahima Konate with? Ibrahima Konate’s aerial duel success rate Malick Thiaw’s aerial duel success rate 72.1% 61.2%* Average aerial duel success rate of Ibrahima Konate and Malick Thiaw from recorded seasons on FBref61.2% is a pretty stark drop-off from what we’re currently experiencing with our French international. Bearing in mind that we’re also keen on landing Marc Guehi next year – who has an average aerial duel success rate of 55.8% – we can’t see Liverpool willingly sacrificing aerial dominance.