Kylian Mbappe reveals two rounds of Liverpool transfer talks, with family pushing for Anfield deal

Kylian Mbappe has revealed that he held recent transfer talks with Liverpool, while also speaking to the Reds before his 2017 move to Paris Saint-Germain.

The 23-year-old has quickly become one of the most sought-after players in Europe following his recent rise. He burst onto the scene with Monaco in the Champions League and subsequently attracted attention.

Real Madrid came in for the Frenchman in 2017, but he opted to stay in his home country.

Nevertheless, Mbappe has gone from strength to strength at PSG. His future came more into the spotlight this season as he entered the final year of his deal last summer.

Fresh negotiations with Madrid and PSG dragged on until earlier this month, when he signed a new PSG deal.

However, Mbappe has now revealed to The Telegraph that Liverpool were also recently in the running to sign him.

“We talked a little bit, but not too much,” the striker said. “We talked a little bit.”

The revelation comes after Reds boss Jurgen Klopp admitted that his club were interested in Mbappe. However, the manager insisted that the finances of a potential deal put Liverpool off.

Klopp said: “Of course we are interested in Kylian Mbappe, we are not blind. We like him and if you don’t like him then you have to question yourself. But, no, we are not, we cannot be part of these battles.

“There must be other clubs involved and that is fine. He is a great player.”

However, Klopp and Liverpool’s admiration for Mbappe goes back to 2017, when he was still at Monaco. And the France international has revealed how his mother would have loved his son to move to Anfield.

“I talked to Liverpool [in 2017] because it’s the favourite club of my mum, my mum loves Liverpool,” he said.

“I don’t know why, you will have to