Kylian Mbappé failed to score in the Chelsea trial, rejected Arsene Wenger and met with the Liverpool owners on a private jet
Kylian Mbappe has a queue of Premier League clubs hoping to rival Real Madrid for his coveted signing this summer.
The French superstar will soon become the hottest free agent in world football after informing Paris Saint-Germain that he will leave.
real Madrid It once again seems the most likely destination for Mbappé, having come so close to signing him in the summer of 2021.
Although the 25-year-old ultimately decided to extend his stay at PSG for two more seasons, his bond with Madrid was never abandoned.
But this also applies to the long-standing interest from the Premier League, with English clubs following Mbappé since he was a child.
Chelsea
The Blues' continued struggles in the Todd Boehly The era may prevent them from reviewing any move for Mbappé, but once they were in the in front of the queue.
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Former Stamford Bridge scout Daniel Boga, brother of former Chelsea winger Jeremie, watched the French superstar as a teenager for Bondy, where Mbappe's father Wilfried was the coach.
Mbappé and his parents were invited to a trial in London where he played in a friendly victory over Charltonyour solitary game Chelsea.
Mbappé told FourFourTwo magazine: “Back then I was still young, maybe 10 or 11 years old. I went to London and spent just under a week there. I trained at Chelsea and we played a friendly match against Charlton Athletic.
“We won 6-0 or 7-0. I played forward, but I don't think I scored. “It was fantastic – it was my first experience abroad and a chance for me to see what the game was like in England.”
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After the match, Chelsea wanted Mbappé to take part in a second trial, but his mother and agent Fayza Lamari refused.
vogue said the athletic: “You know English football: you attack and track players when you lose the ball. He wasn't like that. When he lost the ball, he stopped playing.
“Then Chelsea said: 'We want to see him again and we want to see this part of his football.'
“But then the mother said, 'No, we're not coming back.' She was translating. “She said, 'Tell them you're not coming back.' If you want to sign him, sign him now.' And she said: “In five years, you'll come back for him for £50m.” She said, 'Translate that.'”
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Arsenal
Mbappé would finally take the first major step in his career in 2013 when he joined AS. MonacoThe youth configuration.
His rapid rise to the senior team generated renewed interest across Europe, with Arsenal pushing hard to sign him.
Legendary Gunners boss Arsene Wenger returned to his old team in 2016 to try to tempt Mbappe to follow him. Thierry HenryMonaco's path as it changes north London.
In an interview with BeIN Sports in 2017, Wenger said: “The player would tell you that I was at his house last year to try and get him here.
“Because he was at the end of his contract, but Monaco managed to keep him and the decision was very, very close.
“But I also understood it because he was educated there and in the end decided to stay there.”
A year later, Mbappe joined PSG for £167.5m, with the man himself admitting that Wenger acted like a “gentleman” after being rejected.
He said football france: “Recently, before signing for PSG, we were in contact in 2017.
“I chose a different direction but he wasn't upset with me.
“He was a gentleman about it and wished me good luck.”
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Liverpool
The Reds have proven to be the Premier League's most serious contender for Mbappe's signature during his tenure in Paris.
The Merseysiders were originally rivals Arsenal in the race to land him in 2017, with L'Equipe stating that he had a two-hour meeting with Liverpool owner John Henry on his private jet.
The report adds that Henry took the Mbappé family over the bay of Nice and its surroundings to discuss their plans.
Even though Mbappé decided on PSG, Liverpool's interest remainswith outgoing boss Jurgen Klopp a great admirer.
Mbappé even admitted that he had brief talks with the Anfield team in the summer of 2021, when it looked like he could leave France.
“We talked a little, but not too much. We talked a little,” Mbappé said. The Telegraph.
“I spoke to Liverpool because it's my mother's favorite club; my mother loves Liverpool. I don't know why, you'll have to ask her.
“It's a good club and we met them five years ago (too). When I was in Monaco, I met them. It's a great club.”
