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PA Media and Fabrizio Romano

Klopp laughs off idea of Mbappé loan but Liverpool submit £42m Lavia bid

Jürgen Klopp at a press conference in Singapore
Jürgen Klopp joked on Kylian Mbappé: ‘It’s possible that someone else from the club wants to surprise me. That would be the first time.’ Photograph: Playmaker/MB Media/Getty Images

Jürgen Klopp has laughed off suggestions Liverpool are in the running to put together a loan deal for Kylian Mbappé. The France striker has rejected the chance to hold talks with the Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal after Paris Saint-Germain accepted a world-record £259m bid and Anfield has been touted as a possible destination.

“We laugh about it,” Klopp told Sky Germany as he prepared the squad for the final match of their pre-season Asia tour against Bayern Munich in Singapore.

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