Klopp reveals how Liverpool tried to sign Mbappe
Jurgen Klopp says he "flew around in a circle" in a private plane with Kylian Mbappe and his family when he tried to sign him for Liverpool a decade ago.
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"We really went all out. Then we flew around in a circle, talked with the family, ate good food."
— Jurgen Klopp , Celebrity
"It was the most expensive non-transfer the club had invested in."
— Jurgen Klopp , Celebrity
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Jurgen Klopp says he "flew around in a circle" in a private plane with Kylian Mbappe and his family when he tried to sign him for Liverpool a decade ago.
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