Liverpool stars join Austria camp as Konate admits training is ‘tough’

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Liverpool‘s pre-season preparations have stepped up a gear with the return of a number of key gamers, as new signing Ibrahima Konate admits he is discovering Jurgen Klopp’s classes gruelling.

Fabinho and Roberto Firmino have joined the camp in Austria, with Mo Salah additionally pictured getting caught into coaching. 

The Brazilian pair had been late arrivals after their season was prolonged all the best way till the Copa America closing when Brazil‘s run was stopped by Argentina. 

Fabinho suffered three stints on the sidelines with damage final season and can be trying to get match and keep away from extra points, whereas Roberto Firmino should discover his shooting-boots after a modest season in entrance of aim.     

In the meantime, the brand new Anfield arrival Ibrahima Konate has been already been laborious at work getting ready for his debut Premier League season after a £35m transfer from RB Leipzig. 

Konate has already pulled on a pink shirt for friendlies towards Mainz, Stuttgart and Wacker Innsbruck as he assimilates into the squad. 

The centre-back has given an perception into the depth of Klopp’s classes, as he will get up to the mark with the Pink’s hard-running model of play. 

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‘For positive [it’s tough], however I do not care about this,’ Konate informed the membership website. 

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‘We’re right here, we’re a very good and massive workforce and we have now to run and we have now to win the depth within the video games. For this, the coaching is difficult however when the work is difficult we can be higher.

‘I am sleeping properly as a result of I’ve to sleep and do not have a selection! After I go to my mattress I’m drained and I’ve to sleep. I sleep instantly!’ 

Konate will must be able to be concerned from the beginning when the Reds kick-off their season towards Norwich on August 14, with the Anfield facet nonetheless lacking two key males. 

Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk’s accidents had been on the coronary heart of Liverpool’s collapse out of the title race final season, and the pair are nonetheless constructing again in the direction of match health after a very long time out.   

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Konate is feeling prepared, revealing he’s having fun with mixing along with his new team-mates after his summer time transfer.  

‘I am very comfortable to start out my first minutes with the workforce,’ the Frenchman added. 

‘I’ve a very good relationship with all of the gamers within the workforce and for this, I’m very comfortable to be right here.

‘I can converse French with some gamers, however I may converse English with different gamers – and German, too. It’s simple to talk with the gamers and talk, I haven’t got an issue with this.’ 

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