Jurgen Klopp opens up on expensive Kylian Mbappe and private jet transfer gesture at Liverpool

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCFormer Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed he held talks with Kylian Mbappe as Liverpool tried to sign the French superstar before his move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017Jurgen Klopp has revealed he held talks with Kylian Mbappe about joining Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)Jurgen Klopp has lifted the lid on how Liverpool tried to sign Kylian Mbappe during his time as the club’s manager, with the German having held talks with the French superstar on a private jet.Mbappe was linked with Liverpool for a long time after first coming to the world’s attention during this spell at Monaco. The Reds were claimed to have been in the running for his signature before Paris Saint-Germain landed him in 2017, having originally signed him on loan before completing a $206 million (€180M) deal.The Liverpool links would follow him at PSG as he went on to establish himself as one of the best players in the world, eventually earning a move to Real Madrid in 2024 - but his career might have turned out differently after meeting with Klopp while he was still a Monaco player.Speaking during MagentaTV’s coverage of France’s World Cup quarter-final against Morocco, Klopp revealed that he had been involved in talks for Liverpool to try and sign Mbappe, only for the Reds’ efforts to be in vain.“The most expensive non-transfer we [Liverpool] invested in,” Klopp explained (via Keven Bader on X).

Then we flew around in a circle, talked with the family, ate good food.”Liverpool held talks with Kylian Mbappe before he joined PSG in 2017(Image: Image Photo Agency/Getty Images)Questioned why he didn’t leave the plane for the talks, Klopp responded: “We couldn't be seen.“We flew in a circle. And then he went to Paris…”Previous reports have claimed that Mbappe held a two-hour meeting with Liverpool owner John Henry on his private jet in 2017 as he weighed up his options before leaving Monaco, although Klopp’s involvement has not been revealed until now.Mbappe confirmed he spoke to Liverpool during an interview with The Telegraph in 2022, revealing: "We talked a little bit, but not too much.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

It’s a good club, and we met them five years ago. It’s a big club."Liverpool.com says: What could’ve been…It would have been a major coup had Liverpool landed the signature of Mbappe all those years ago.