Negotiations between Liverpool and Ibrahima Konaté over a new contract have come to an unsuccessful conclusion after no “common ground” could be found, multiple reports have claimed. Without any extension in sight, the French center back is set to become a free agent when his current deal expires on June 30, following the path trodden by Trent Alexander-Arnold last summer. As recently as April, Konaté declared to assembled reporters that there was a “big chance” he would remain at Liverpool. “This is what I’ve always wanted,” he explained. However, it has now been claimed that Konaté will in fact leave Anfield this summer, as talkSPORT were the first to report. Sky Sports News swiftly supported that speculation, revealing that even after long negotiations between the player and club, they “could not find common ground” over the terms of a new agreement. The weeks that followed Konaté’s public declaration were devoid of any official confirmation from the club.…