Liverpool star Ibrahima Konate has admitted that he was “too afraid” to splash the cash after fearing criticism from his brothers. The French defender is at the heart of a transfer tug of war, with Spanish giants Real Madrid keen to sign him. Konate is out of contract at Anfield next summer and Los Blancos are looking to seal his services on a free transfer. That could see the defender put pen to paper on an eye-watering contract at the Santiago Bernabeu. While his future remains up in the air,