Steve Nicol reacts to what he’s been hearing about Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool

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Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has given his reaction to rumours that Kylian Mbappe is on his way to Anfield.

Mbappe has long been seen as a potential signing for Liverpool. As the Frenchman enters the final six months of his contract at PSG, the Reds are now said to be well in the hunt to get him.

Nevertheless, Mbappe and his massive wages rocking up on Merseyside has always felt an unlikely scenario.

And speaking to ESPN FC today, Nicol has suggested that although Jurgen Klopp could be the manager to get the best out of the 25-year-old, he doesn’t see it happening.

“Listen, anybody’s going to take him,” said the 62-year-old when told Liverpool are Real Madrid’s closest rivals to sign Mbappe. “If you can afford him, you take him, because the guy is good! He might be a pain in the backside, but maybe Klopp’s the one who can sort him out.”

“I don’t see it. I don’t believe he’s going to end up at Liverpool.”

Nicol plays down Mbappe rumours

For the time being, there can’t be a Liverpool supporter alive who believes Mbappe is coming to their club this summer.

His move to Madrid has felt inevitable for years. Surely 2024 is the year it finally happens.

Having said that though, perhaps there’s no smoke without fire. Mbappe himself is said to be a fan of watching Liverpool under Klopp.

The former Monaco superstar has also previously admitted that his mother is a fan of the Reds.

Without a transfer fee, maybe Liverpool see a move to sign Mbappe next summer as simply being too good a chance to turn down.

For now, the whole world will agree with Nicol’s point of view. At the moment, anything linking the World Cup winner with Liverpool is purely paper talk.

But as time ticks down on Mbappe’s contract in Paris, perhaps we’ll soon get something more concrete to go on.

Although we’d be surprised to hear that Liverpool are in the mix here, you can never truly know what the Reds are plotting behind the scenes. If Liverpool do make an approach, then Mbappe would be wise to consider it.