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The two reasons Liverpool will not sign Kylian Mbappe explained by French football expert
Liverpool have been linked with a swoop for Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe.
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Liverpool will not be signing Kylian Mbappe in the next transfer window, according to Eurosport’s French football expert Cyril Morin. Anfield top brass will reportedly attempt to sign the Paris Saint-Germain superstar if Real Madrid convince Sadio Mane to quit Anfield for the Bernabeu.
According to The Sun, Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group would be willing to fork out £250m for his services if they lose Mane for £150m.
Morin, however, believes it is a non-starter because Mbappe would not be a good fit in Jurgen Klopp’s team while he favours a switch to Real Madrid.
"There are two main reasons that Liverpool and Mbappe can’t fit together," Morin told the Game of Opinions Podcast.
"Firstly, Klopp’s philosophy. For me, Mbappe isn’t mature enough to assume the gegenpressing. He’s still a young striker in terms of intensity and defensive effort, and I’m not sure he is mature enough to sign for Liverpool where you have to be part of the team, not one among 11.
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“The second thing is the sense of history of Mbappe to Real Madrid. He is a fan of the club and there is Zidane, which plays a huge part in this kind of transfer.
“It might be interesting to imagine Mbappe at Liverpool, but for me there is no way for that kind of transfer.”
Mbappe revealed his admiration for Liverpool back in January, labelling Klopp’s team a “machine”.
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"What Liverpool do in this moment is amazing," he told BBC Sport. "They're like a machine, they've found a rhythm and are like 'we play again, we play again'.
"They've lost zero games. When you watch you think everything's easy but that's not easy. The guys are focused, they play games every three days and they win, they win, they win.
"Now the problem is that everybody watches Liverpool, and everybody watches what we can do against them, so now they have to show they are strong again but it's a very good team with a very good manager."