‘We talked a little bit’ - Kylian Mbappe held discussions with Liverpool before sticking with PSG

Kylian Mbappe has revealed he thought about joining Liverpool before deciding to stay at Paris Saint-Germain. Having flirted with Real Madrid for the entire season, the France World Cup winner made a surprise move at the weekend by signing a new three-year deal, sparking a threat of legal action from La Liga because of the financial aspects of the contract — which was described as “scandalous” — after he apparently agreed to move to Spain. Ad/> Mbappe has also repeatedly been linked with a move to Anfield, although it had always been seen as an outside chance.

TransfersMbappe held Liverpool talks, PSG want Pep to replace Poch in 2023 – Paper Round10 HOURS AGO “We talked a little bit, but not too much. We talked a little bit,” Mbappe told the Daily Telegraph. «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. When I was in Monaco I met them. It’s a big club.” Mbappe held Liverpool talks, PSG want Pep to replace Poch in 2023 – Paper Round 'I had to call him' — Mbappe reveals he rejected Real president over phone Leonardo sacked by PSG day after securing Mbappe future Mbappe does not go into further detail in the interview, and it is not known quite how far the talks got.

But the bigger shock was a decision to stay in France, with the striker instead choosing to bide his time and wait for his next big move. Before he told anyone else about his decision, he spoke to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to tell him he would be staying in France. “Everybody knows I wanted to leave for Real Madrid last year and I think it was a good choice to leave last year.