Jurgen Klopp insists a fight for Kylian Mbappe would be a ‘surprise’… as the Liverpool boss admits wages and signing-on fee required would be ‘tricky for a number of top clubs’

Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he would be ‘surprised’ if ‘all the top clubs’ were chasing Kylian Mbappe.

Mbappe seems set to finally leave PSG this summer after years of speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid once the summer transfer window opens.

But the forward’s transfer to Spain is not a foregone conclusion, with several sides still able to battle it out for the man who is being dubbed the hottest free agent of all time.

Liverpool have shown interest in the Frenchman in the past and were one of the sides keen to sign him when he left Monaco for PSG in 2017, and remain at least in the conversation as a possible destination for Mbappe ahead of next season.

Red boss Jurgen Klopp, however, has appeared to downplay the chances of that happening. Speaking prior to his side’s game against Brentford this weekend, the German insisted it would be tough for a number of clubs to do a deal for the 25-year-old.

Jurgen Klopp had admitted he would be ‘surprised’ if ‘all the top clubs’ were trying to sign Kylian Mbappe (pictured)

Mbappe has been linked with Klopp's Liverpool but seems set to move to Real Madrid in the summer transfer window

Mbappe has been linked with Klopp’s Liverpool but seems set to move to Real Madrid in the summer transfer window

The forward has long been linked with a move away from PSG and is set to leave as a free agent

The forward has long been linked with a move away from PSG and is set to leave as a free agent

‘Obviously, I’m not involved in that, but I can tell you I’d be surprised if all the top clubs were,’ Klopp said. ‘The top clubs I know, for most of them it will be tricky. Wages, signing-on fee.’

Klopp won’t be at Liverpool next season but is keen to leave the club in good shape as they continue to compete on four fronts this season.

With his side top of the Premier League, they are also in the Carabao Cup final and remain in the FA Cup and Europa League.

He had previously refused to rule out the potential of Mbappe joining the club, suggesting that he could be ‘surprised’ by a deal. 

Klopp had previously suggested that the club could 'surprise' him in signing the Frenchman

Klopp had previously suggested that the club could ‘surprise’ him in signing the Frenchman

It has been reported that he is demanding a wage packet of £60million-a-year and a £107m signing-on bonus

It has been reported that he is demanding a wage packet of £60million-a-year and a £107m signing-on bonus

‘I can say that I think he’s a really good player but the financial conditions don’t suit us at all, he told Sky Germany in August. ‘I wouldn’t like to ruin the story now, but as far as I know, there’s nothing to it.

‘It’s possible that someone else from the club is preparing something and wants to surprise me. That hasn’t happened in the eight years that I’ve been here. That would be the first time.’

According to The Mirror, Mbappe is demanding £60million-a-year in wages and a £107m signing-on bonus to join his next club.

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