Kylian Mbappe on Liverpool transfer talks

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 the Athletic that, despite the pleas of his Liverpool-supporting mother, he decided he wanted to stay in France and represent Paris Saint-Germain.

Mbappe would go on to play 308 games for PSG, scoring 256 goals and winning six league titles, as well as other major honours, before making the move to Real Madrid.

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One can only imagine what a signing this could have been for Liverpool, and it seems Mbappe was impressed by the club and by their manager at the time, Jurgen Klopp.

Kylian Mbappe on nearly joining Liverpool

See below as Mbappe discusses his talks with Liverpool and Klopp, only to decide that, at that stage of his career, it was important for him to be playing in his country and his city.

Kylian Mbappe in action for Real Madrid against Atletico Madrid (Photo by Mateo Villalba Sanchez/Getty Images)

“It was while I was playing in Monaco. I had to take a decision. And yes, I was close to Liverpool,”Mbappe said.

“My mum was a big fan of Jurgen Klopp and the favourite destination for my mum was Liverpool. She wanted me to go there.

“I didn’t listen because I wanted to play in my city, Paris. I didn’t want to leave my country before I was someone. But yes, my mum was always saying, ‘Liverpool — you’re going to be there, playing at Anfield, it’s going to be insane for you.’ I was like, ‘OK!’