Klopp Remembers His Failed Attempt to Sign Kylian Mbappé on a Private Jet

The German coach revealed that in 2017 he tried to convince the French forward to sign with Liverpool during a family meeting on a plane

Klopp and the attempt to seduce Mbappé

In the midst of the 2026 World Cup, Jürgen Klopp surprised everyone with a confession that dates back to the days when Kylian Mbappé was the jewel of Monaco. The German revealed that in 2017 he tried to convince the French forward to sign with Liverpool in a very particular meeting, aboard a private jet.

The secret meeting in the air

Klopp recounted that the meeting was a display of discretion and luxury: "We flew from Blackpool to Nice." In Nice, the entire Mbappé family boarded a private jet with five rooms... we really went all out. Then we flew in circles, talked with the family, ate good food. We couldn't be seen. "It was fantastic... and then he went to Paris," he said on MagentaTV. Finally, Mbappé chose PSG, where he scored 256 goals in 308 matches and lifted 15 titles, before moving to Real Madrid.

A destiny that could have been different

Today, Mbappé shines in Madrid with 86 goals in 103 matches, although he has yet to conquer LaLiga or the Champions League. The recent hug between Klopp and the forward, after France's 2-0 victory over Morocco in the quarter-finals, showed respect and complicity. Mbappé was a standout with a goal, an assist, and a saved penalty, while Klopp observed from his role as an analyst.

The story of the private jet adds to the chapters that mark Mbappé's career, a player who was one step away from wearing the Reds' jersey. Klopp, who is now being considered as a future coach of Germany, made it clear that the failed attempt remains an indelible memory of what could have changed the course of European football.