Kylian Mbappe Reveals His Mother 'Fell in Love' with Liverpool During Transfer Talks
Mbappé said his mother preferred Liverpool, but he chose PSG after deciding to stay in France and later won six league titles there.
- Kylian Mbappé revealed in an Athletic interview that he nearly joined Liverpool in 2017, with his mother, Fayza Lamari, favoring the move before he ultimately chose Paris Saint-Germain to build his career in his home country.
- Then-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp flew to Nice to meet the 18-year-old on a private jet, attempting to persuade the Monaco star to choose Anfield; Klopp later described the meeting as "the most expensive non-transfer we ever made."
- Lamari "fell in love" with Anfield, repeatedly urging her son to join the club; however, Mbappé explained his reluctance, stating, "I didn't want to leave my country before I was someone."
- Arsenal also attempted to recruit the star during his Monaco rise; Mbappé ultimately played 308 games for PSG, scoring 256 goals and winning six league titles before his move to Real Madrid.
- Now established at Real Madrid, Mbappé remains one of the world's top players; though he never played in England, the prospect of seeing him in the Premier League endures as an intriguing counterfactual in football history.
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Kylian Mbappe has revealed he was very close to a move to Liverpool while playing for Monaco, while his mother preferred a move to Anfield because of the admiration he had for coach Jurgen Klopp. That was when I played for Monaco. I had to make a decision and I was very close to transferring to Liverpool,” Mbappe said in an interview with The Athletic. The Real Madrid striker confessed that his mother had a huge influence on the decision on his …
Kylian Mbappe reveals why he "didn't listen" to Liverpool pleas despite being "close" to transfer
Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe has spoken out on his decision to reject the chance to join Liverpool earlier in his career. It seems the France international, now one of the best players of his generation, had come close to joining the Reds when he was still a youngster at Monaco. However, Mbappe has told […]
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