France confirmed on their official social media channels that Ibrahima Konaté (25) was substituted at half-time and replaced by Dayot Upamecano as the Liverpool centre-back had sustained a potential injury during the first half in Les Bleus’ UEFA Nations League match against Croatia.
In addition to the potential injury, the former RB Leipzig defender had a first half to forget as he struggled to nullify the threat created by Croatia. Konaté was at fault for a handball as a penalty was awarded against France. Mike Maignan saved his blushes as he was able to stop the penalty, but the night got worse for the centre-back as he was replaced at half time.
Unknown extent
The extent of any potential injury sustained by the Liverpool defender is unknown. The reason for replacing Konaté with his former teammate at RB Leipzig was described as a “knock”. Such wording may suggest that the 25-year-old has not suffered a serious injury if any at all.
GFFN | Liam Wraith
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