PSG star Kylian Mbappe reveals he was also in talks to join Premier League club

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has confirmed that Real Madrid were not the only club he held talks with over a free transfer, also speaking to Premier League giants Liverpool about a move.

The Frenchman, whose previous deal with the Ligue 1 champions had been due to expire next month, was widely expected to move to the Spanish capital this summer and become the highest-paid player in the world in the process.

But unexpectedly over the weekend he announced a dramatic U-turn, confirming that he had decided to stay at PSG and signing a new contract until 2025.

Mbappe is believed to have been handed the most lucrative contract in the club’s history and will have a big say over the running of the club behind-the-scenes, while even French president Emmanuel Macron was drafted in to convince him to stay in Paris.

While Real Madrid may have seemed like the only rival for his signature, Mbappe has now revealed that he held brief talks with Liverpool too – though their best chance to sign him had been five years earlier.

Speaking to The Telegraph, the 23-year-old confirmed: ‘We talked a little bit, but not too much. We talked a little bit.’

He continued: ‘I talked to Liverpool because it’s the favourite club of my mum, my mum loves Liverpool. I don’t know why, you will have to ask her!

‘It’s a good club and we met them five years ago [too]. When I was in Monaco I met them. It’s a big club.’

The World Cup winner also confirmed that, ultimately, his decision came down to a straight choice between Real Madrid or PSG with Liverpool not in the running by that stage.

Mbappe left Monaco for PSG in 2017, initially signing on loan before completing a £150million move a year later, though Liverpool had been unable to compete with