I was close to joining Liverpool in 2016 - Mbappe

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Kylian Mbappe (right) is France's all-time leading goalscorer

Kylian Mbappe has revealed how "close" he came to joining Liverpool in 2016, saying he went against the advice of his mother who "fell in love" with Anfield.

The France and Real Madrid striker said the Reds tried to sign him at 18, while he was playing for Monaco in Ligue 1.

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said the club laid on a private jet and food for Mbappe and his family in an attempt to sign him, before he eventually joined Paris St-Germain.

Speaking to the Athletic, Mbappe said his mum was a "big fan" of Klopp and wanted her son to move to Merseyside.

"I was close to [joining] Liverpool. The favourite destination for my mum was Liverpool. She wanted me to go there," he said.