• •Jürgen Klopp stated Liverpool attempted to sign Kylian Mbappé when he was a teenager in 2017.
• •Both The Guardian and ESPN report the recruitment effort involved a private jet meeting with Mbappé's family.
• •Klopp described the failed pursuit as the 'most expensive non-transfer' in the club's history, though the exact financial figures remain undisclosed.

Jürgen Klopp confirmed that Liverpool unsuccessfully courted Kylian Mbappé in 2017 via a series of private jet negotiations with the player's family. While The Guardian highlights the logistical lengths of the effort—including the plane circling during discussions—ESPN emphasizes the scale of the commitment, framing it as the club's costliest non-transfer. Both outlets agree on the timing and the nature of the meeting, yet neither report clarifies why the deal ultimately collapsed beyond the player’s eventual move to Paris Saint-Germain. This reveal highlights the aggressive scouting strategies employed by Klopp during his tenure, underscoring how close Liverpool came to securing a generational talent.