Jürgen Klopp says Liverpool made an unusual late-stage effort to sign Kylian Mbappé during the French forward’s Monaco period. According to multiple outlets, Klopp describes travelling on a private plane with Mbappé and members of his family, describing the journey as involving the plane flying in circles as discussions took place. The reports place the attempt around 2016–2017, when Mbappé was a teenager and Monaco reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2016–17. Klopp later reflects that the move did not succeed, and Mbappé ultimately joined Paris Saint-Germain, first on loan in August 2017 and then on a permanent deal the following year.
The coverage also notes that Klopp has only now detailed the specifics of the attempt. While the outlets vary slightly in framing and timing—some refer to a decade ago and others to the 2017 period—they agree on the central points: Liverpool tried to sign Mbappé, the approach involved private jet travel to meet him and his family, and the transfer ultimately did not happen.
