Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed the club will not make a move for Kylian Mbappe.
The Reds were linked with a possible 11th hour swoop for the French star as he approaches the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract next month.
However, despite the speculation, Real Madrid remain the front runners to complete a deal for the 23-year-old, with Liverpool not in the running.
“Of course we are interested in Kylian Mbappe, we are not blind!” as per reports from The Times.
Jurgen Klopp: “Of course we are interested in Kylian Mbappe, we are not blind! But we are NOT part of this Mbappé race… we can’t be part of these battles”. 🔴 #LFC #Mbappé @AnfieldWatch
“There must be other clubs involved but that’s fine, it’s all good with Kylian”, he says. pic.twitter.com/QMMAzZ2cy0
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 16, 2022
“I have nothing to say about [contact with the player], but between Kylian and Liverpool, it is all set, it is all fine.
“We like him – if you don’t – then you have to question yourself!
“But no, we can not be part of these battles. There are other clubs involved, but that’s fine. He is still a great player.”
Klopp’s stance on Mbappe has removed any doubt of Real Madrid as the sole club interested in prising him away from the French capital.
Mbappe has hinted a final choice is almost complete as he opts between an extension in Paris or a new challenge in Madrid.
PSG have offered a two-year renewal at the Parc des Princes but the former AS Monaco speedster appears to have made his mind up on a switch to Madrid ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.
Lmao well Id never!