Transfer Window: Liverpool Steps Up For Mbappe Signing As Man United Joins $65 Million Race

The Reds are reportedly stepping up their pursuit of Kylian Mbappe, competing for the Paris Saint-Germain star.

A signing by Liverpool during this winter’s transfer window is possible or not. If past performance is any indication, the Reds would consider making a transfer if the proper opportunity arose.

This was seen in the previous two windows, as the team signed Cody Gakpo a year later and Luis Díaz during the winter of 2022. In regards to Díaz, Liverpool had to outdo the Tottenham team, who had also reached an agreement with Porto on a price for the Colombian.

When some of his attackers were injured or out of form, Jürgen Klopp needed support in Gakpo, so he brought him in six months before Roberto Firmino left. This season, Liverpool has not experienced any such problems, but it does not preclude the team from taking advantage of opportunities to score.

Fans are going to wait and see if Liverpool chooses to join the market since the full degree of numerous injuries is still unknown. Nevertheless, even though Mohamed Salah left Anfield for AFCON for over six weeks, there is little likelihood that Liverpool will be able to replace him.

Here’s SportsXparte assessment of the transfer rumours circulating about the Reds today.

Joshua Kimmich of Bayern Munich
Joshua Kimmich, a dynamic midfielder for Bayern Munich, is reportedly on the Reds’ radar. Manchester United might challenge Liverpool in the hunt to capture the 28-year-old. The team led by Erik ten Hag is having a terrible season and is in desperate need of some elite players.

That’s why the $60 million Dollar (£52 millions/€60 million) rated Kimmich would work.

With Japanese midfielder Wataru Endō absent for the Asian Cup on international service, Liverpool may be interested in Kimmich, nevertheless, a summer transfer rather than a winter one is more assured for the Bayern star. For Bayern to profit from Kimmich’s departure, they will need to sell him the summer after his contract expires in 2025.

Paris-Germain Kylian Mbappe

Liverpool is hoping to sign French star Kylian Mbappe before the upcoming campaign and his contract with Paris-Germain, which will expire in the summer. The majority believe Mbappe will sign with Real Madrid, who has been pursuing the youngster for years.

Nevertheless, Liverpool is willing to accelerate and overtake Florentino Perez’s team in the competition to sign the French striker. With his season-long salary of around forty-one million dollars (£33 millions/€38 million) with PSG, Mbappe’s compensation remains a major point of concern in any kind of agreement.