has laughed off suggestions Liverpool are in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a sensational loan move for contract rebel .
The France international is refusing to trigger a one-year extension clause in his contract and has made it clear he intends to leave on a free transfer next year, with believing he already has an agreement in place to join .
But the French champions are refusing to entertain the possibility of losing Mbappe – who cost £150m when he signed from Monaco five years ago – for nothing and are exploring their options this summer.
Saudi side Al-Hilal that PSG were prepared to accept, but the 24-year-old has declined the move despite being offered a staggering one-year contract that could have netted him £11.6m a week.
PSG’s hierarchy are adamant Mbappe will not play at all this season if he continues to refuse to extend his contract, prompting suggestions they could loan him out for a year in order to secure a decent fee and get his wages off their books.
for Mbappe, but Klopp has now distanced the Merseysiders from a move and believes any deal for the Frenchman would be too expensive.
Asked about the possibility of Liverpool signing Mbappe, Klopp told : ‘We laugh about it!
‘I can say that I think he’s a really good player, but the financial conditions don’t suit us at all.
‘I wouldn’t like to ruin the story now, but as far as I know, there’s nothing to it.
‘But it’s possible that someone else from the club is preparing something and wants to surprise me, but that hasn’t happened in the eight years that I’ve been here. That would be the first time!’
Liverpool have already been busy this summer, signing Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai and offloading a host of players, while they are ramping up their efforts to sign Southampton youngster Romeo Lavia.
The Reds continued their fine scoring form in pre-season with another big win over recently relegated Leicester on Sunday, with Darwin Nunez, Bobby Clark and Diogo Jota all netting in eight frantic first-half minutes.
Substitute Ben Doak added further gloss to the scoreline in the second half to seal a 4-0 win, meaning Liverpool have now netted four goals in each of their three pre-season friendlies this summer, including against Karlsruher and Furth.
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