Kylian Mbappe, the star player of Paris Saint-Germain, is once again at the center of transfer rumours. He is eager to join Real Madrid, but with only one year left on his contract, PSG are upset with his demand to leave for free next summer.
PSG tried to send him on a lucrative one-season deal to Saudi Arabia, but Mbappe is not interested. Liverpool, long interested in him, are now being considered for a potential loan move.
The 2017 story
Kylian Mbappe came close to joining Liverpool back in 2017. Speaking before Liverpool faced PSG back in 2018, Klopp told RMC Sport:
“I love him, to be honest. What a player he is and a nice lad as well, so he’s a really good kid. What a player, what a player.
Everyone knows him since he was 16, 17, when he impressed in Monaco’s youth teams, and I saw videos of him when he was 17 and he destroyed defensive lines as he is doing now.
He’s at an unbelievable level of consistency at that age. He’s an outstanding player, that’s clear, but he can deliver, deliver and deliver, which shows he’s really good educated boy and he knows what he is doing.”
L’Equipe previously stated that Mbappe met with Reds owner John W Henry on his private jet for two hours.
According to the story, Henry attempted to lure Mbappe and his family in early 2017 by flying his private aircraft to Monaco and inviting them on board.
They are alleged to have flown over Nice and its surrounds for two hours while they pondered his future before the Reds lost out.
What Jamie Carragher says?
At the beginning of 2021, former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher confessed that he thought Liverpool had a genuine opportunity to make the blockbuster signing.
Carragher told CBS Sports when asked why he felt the Reds had a realistic chance of signing Mbappe.
“I’m not joking. It was based on the fact that Liverpool thought they had a decent chance of getting Mbappe when he was at Monaco. I know Jurgen Klopp had spoken to him then and I’m sure other clubs had at that time.
When Liverpool were in the Champions League final and won the Champions League a couple of years ago, I think anyone watching Liverpool there with Jurgen Klopp and the support of Anfield, if you’re ever gonna go to a club in England before you go to Real Madrid…
Because I think he will, guaranteed, play for Real Madrid at some stage in his career but I’d always feel that maybe Liverpool is that perfect destination for a player like that before you make that next step.”
Mbappe to Liverpool Loan?
Mbappe’s respect for Liverpool and manager Jurgen Klopp, along with the support from Nike and Liverpool’s major sponsors, could play a role.
PSG have given him the option to move to either Al Hilal or Real Madrid for a world-record fee.
However, if he chooses not to, Liverpool could emerge as a serious contender for his services although it might be just for a one-season loan move.
This summer could see one of the most sensational transfers in football history.
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