Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp disclosed details of the club's unsuccessful attempt to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco in the summer of 2017. Klopp characterised the effort as Liverpool's “most expensive non-transfer” when speaking to Magenta TV at the World Cup, underscoring the substantial resources invested in the failed acquisition. A Liverpool delegation, spearheaded by Klopp, travelled from Blackpool to Nice to meet Mbappe's family on a private jet in a covert operation to entice the then 18-year-old to Anfield. Despite the elaborate measures, which included flying in circles to evade detection and engaging in discussions with the family, the transfer ultimately did not materialise. Mbappe subsequently moved to Paris Saint-Germain on loan before completing a permanent £153 million transfer, eventually departing for Real Madrid seven years later as PSG's record goalscorer. In fullJurgen Klopp reveals why Kylian Mbappe’s move to Liverpool fell throughMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Jurgen Klopp opens up on Liverpool’s failed bid to sign Kylian Mbappe
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp disclosed details of the club's unsuccessful attempt to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco in the summer of 2017. Klopp characterised the effort as Liverpool's “most expensive non-transfer” when speaking to Magenta TV at the World Cup, underscoring the substantial resources invested in the failed acquisition. A Liverpool delegation, spearheaded by Klopp, travelled from Blackpool to Nice to meet Mbappe's family on a private jet in a covert operation to entice the then 18-year-old to Anfield. Despite the elaborate measures, which included flying in circles to evade detection and engaging in discussions with the family, the transfer ultimately did not materialise. Mbappe subsequently moved to Paris Saint-Germain on loan before completing a permanent £153 million transfer, eventually departing for Real Madrid seven years later as PSG's record goalscorer. In fullJurgen Klopp reveals why Kylian Mbappe’s move to Liverpool fell throughMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
