Liverpool fans had long given up hope of the Reds signing Kylian Mbappe even before he signed a new three-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain last weekend. Despite all the rumours linking them with a move for the forward in recent years, followed by the tongue-in-cheek responses of #Mbappe2020, #Mbappe2021 and so on, Kopites had become resigned to the World Cup winner securing a dream move to Real Madrid.
After all, they had nothing more than speculation to go off about supposed interest and the finances involved would surely be beyond their means, with Jurgen Klopp even saying as much when asked about the striker back in 2019.
“Buying this calibre of player is difficult. I don't see any club at the moment who can buy Kylian Mbappe from PSG,” he said. “We are involved in the clubs that cannot do it. It is as easy as that.
