Liverpool and Real Madrid are the only two clubs that would interest Kylian Mbappe if he left PSG, according to L’Equipe.
While Wednesday reports in Le Parisien cited interest from Liverpool, Madrid, Manchester City and Juventus, Thursday sees the French media narrow down Mbappe’s options to just two clubs.
They claim that only Liverpool and Madrid are ‘susceptible to interest’ Mbappe, whose contract with PSG runs out next summer.
It has been said that PSG want £174m for the Frenchman this summer as the Qatar-owned club are desperate to keep both him and Neymar at the club.
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It has long been accepted that joining Madrid was Mbappe’s childhood dream, particularly as he was a massive Ronaldo fan as a boy, but Liverpool became an option in 2017 when John Henry unsuccessfully tried to persuade him to join the Reds rather than Monaco.
L’Equipe claim that the American businessman made a very positive impression on Mbappe and his family, making Liverpool a viable option.
Asked why he feels there’s a realistic chance Mbappe could move to Liverpool, Jamie Carragher told CBS Sports: “I’m not joking, it was based on the fact that Liverpool thought they had a decent chance of getting Mbappe when he was at Monaco.
“I know Jurgen Klopp had spoken to him then and I’m sure other clubs had at that time.
“When Liverpool were in the Champions League final and won the Champions League a couple of years ago, I think anyone watching Liverpool there with Jurgen Klopp and the support of Anfield, if you’re ever gonna go to a club in England before you go to Real Madrid…
“Because I think he will, guaranteed, play for Real Madrid at some stage in his career but I’d always feel that maybe Liverpool is that perfect destination for a player like that before you make that next step.
“It would be Liverpool or Manchester City because they are the two top teams you’d see in the Premier League.
“But there’s no doubt on social media, he’s put a couple of things out when Liverpool have been playing at home in the Champions League and it’s got us all a little bit excited.”
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