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- During the week Xabi Alonso’s side overcame their city rivals Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals - earning their place in the showpiece event. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut Madrid were left counting the costs of injuries with Antonio Rudiger once again among the players reporting a complaint. Liverpool offered Konate to Real MadridThe 32-year-old is out of contract at the end of the current season too and the German is widely expected to be replaced at the heart of the Madrid defence. Any injury in the short term leaves the 15-time European champions short at the back however and according to sources in Spain they have been offered the chance to do a January deal for Konate. Defensa Central is reporting that Real Madrid were offered Konate in a €20m (£17m) deal by Liverpool in order to cover Rudiger’s injury and add to the club’s options until the end of the season. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut Madrid have turned down those overtures from Anfield - sticking to their plan of moving for other centre-back targets reported to include Nico Schlotterbeck and Marc Guehi. Liverpool may well be receptive to a bid this January if they are resigned to the fact that Konate is leaving on a free. They may be able to claw back some of the initial fee they put down for Konate five years ago - and plough the proceeds into a deal for a replacement in the shape of Guehi or Joel Ordonez.