Liverpool have £87.9m swoop for Monaco’s Arsenal and Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe rejected
Reds efforts come after they confirmed the signing of former Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah
LIVERPOOL have had an £87.9million bid rejected for Monaco starlet Kylian Mbappe, according to reports.
The Real Madrid and Arsenal target has been heavily linked with a move away from the Ligue 1 champions after netting 24 goals in all competitions last term.
Klopp is hoping the fact he can guarantee more first-team football to Mbappe compared to the likes of Madrid and Arsenal, will help them secure his signature.
Mbappe will be aware he must be playing frequently to get a call up to France's 2018 World Cup squad.
It was also reported that Mbappe will only leave Monaco for a move to the Bernabeu.
It is rumoured that if the teenager is ever given assurances over a place in Los Blancos' first team he will try and secure a move to join Zinedine Zidane's side.
Mbappe has previously insisted it is imperative he plays regular first-team football next season and that he will make the final decision on his future.
He said: "I’ll be the only one who decides, along with my family, no one will decide for me.
“I won’t go anywhere where I have been told to go. It’ll be my choice, and I’ll back that choice."
Kylian Mbappe factfile
- Born in Bondy, a suburb of Paris, on December 20, 1998
- Joined Moncao in 2013 after two years at the famed French national football centre, Clairefontaine
- Made his Monaco debut on December 2, 2015 - beating Thierry Henry's 21-year-old record to become the club's youngest ever player aged 16 years, 347 days
- Scored his first goal for the club in February 2016 and become Monaco's youngest ever scorer aged, 17 years, 62 days, once again beating a Thierry Henry record
- In February 2017, become the youngest player since 2005 to score a Ligue 1 hat-trick, aged 18 years and two months
- Took the Champions League by storm, helping Monaco to the semi-final of the competition with six goals in nine matches
- Finished the season with 26 goals in all competitions and was named in the Ligue 1 and the Champions League teams of the season
- Made his France debut in March 27 against Luxembourg - becoming the second youngest French player ever (behind Maryan Wisnieski) at 18 years, 3 months, 5 days
Mbappe added: "All I want to do is play. I’m at an age where I have to play. I’m not 35 or 36 years old towards the end of my career or where I have to be careful.
“I’m at an age where I have just started, I still have everything to prove.”