Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed the lengths the club went to in an attempt to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco in 2017, before the striker chose to join Paris St-Germain. Speaking as a pundit at the World Cup, Klopp described it as the "most expensive non-transfer" the club invested in, explaining that they laid on a private jet from Blackpool to Nice to meet Mbappe and his family. The group flew around in a circle to avoid being seen having talks, ate good food, and discussed a potential move, but the meeting proved fruitless as Mbappe later joined PSG in a deal worth up to 180 million euros.
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