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the former Liverpool Boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed how the Reds laid on a private jet and meals for Kylian Mbappe and his family in a bid to sign the France striker before he joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2017.
The German said it was the “most expensive non-transfer” the club had invested in, as they courted the then Monaco forward, now 27.
Speaking before France defeated Morocco To reach the World Cup semi-finals, Klopp – who is working as a pundit on the tournament for Magenta TV – said Real Madrid wanted the man. Liverpool.
He went on to explain how a flight was taken from Blackpool to Nice, France, where “the whole Mbappe family got on a private jet with five rooms or something”.
Mbappe is represented by his mother, who runs a consultancy firm for professional footballers.
“We really went all out. Then we went around in a circle, talked to family, had good food,” Klopp said pitchside.
He said they didn’t want to be seen in talks – but the meeting proved fruitless.
Mbappe later joined PSG on loan in a deal with an option to last for 180 million euros (£153m). He spent seven years in Paris, becoming the club’s record goal scorer before moving to Real Madrid in 2024.
“We flew in a circle. It was great. And then he went to Paris,” Klopp said.
Klopp, 59, spent nine years on Merseyside, delivering the Champions League and Premier League titles before leaving in 2024.
He is expected to be named as the next head coach of the German national team.
