Klopp doesn't count him out, but this Liverpool player will go to the World Cup

A world elite team such as Liverpool FC can boast of having superstars who are the benchmarks in their respective national teams. An interesting base of players from almost every continent are registered for this season, where the Anfield team did not start in the best way in the Premier League, as they are placed in 8th position.

In addition to this dismal start in the Premier League, the coach Jürgen Klopp has had to resort to variants in the face of the constant injuries and absentees he has encountered along the way. One of the areas that has caused headaches for the German manager is the defence, as it is not performing at the level expected, allowing 13 goals so far, which have been decisive in dropping down the table.

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In this area is the Frenchman Ibrahima Kanoté, who is not taken into account by Klopp, despite being on the radar of the French coach Didier Claude Deschamps to be placed in the France pre World Cup list, which will suffer a final cut before 10 days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar. In recent days, Kanoté picked up a muscle injury that has ruled him out of the last three matches.

The 23-year-old defender began his professional career in France with Sochaux in 2015, where he developed and established himself in his position, leaving as a free agent for Germany to join Red Bull Leipzig in 2017, putting up good numbers that caught the eye of the Red's scouts, who recommended signing him in 2021. Since his arrival at Anfield for a fee of 42 million, he has played 31 games and scored three goals.

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Now with the possible withdrawal of his compatriot and club rival Raphael Varane from Manchester United (back of thigh), an opportunity could open up for Konaté who in the summer featured in two of the three UEFA Nations League games for the 'Gauls', playing all 90 minutes. It could be that in the next few days Kanoté will return to training and become available to Klopp, who, given Joe Gómez's poor form, will have to take him into account.