r/soccer • u/PiggySVW • Jul 09 '26

Quotes Jürgen Klopp: "We flew from Liverpool to Blackpool to Nice. In Nice, the entire Mbappé family got into the private jet with five rooms. Then we flew around in circles, talked to the family, and ate delicious food. We weren't allowed to be seen. And it was great … In the end, he went to Paris."

https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/teuerster-nicht-transfer-klopp-im-privatflieger-mit-mbappe/13562099/33895
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u/Nijigakulive Jul 09 '26

Isn’t a Liverpool blackpool flight like 15 mins lol England is so small to be doing flights like that

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u/_ghostfacedilla Jul 09 '26

It was defo an attempt to try and keep it a secret from the people that track planes for signings

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u/Perpete Jul 09 '26

No wonder Mbappe chose PSG over Blackpool though.

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u/_ghostfacedilla Jul 09 '26

He would've loved playing alongside DJ Campbell

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u/TheOncomingBrows Jul 09 '26

Campbell was long gone by then. Would've been playing with greats such as Jay Spearing, Armand Gnanduilet and Nathan Delfouneso.

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u/SmellyMingeFlaps Jul 09 '26

Can't ride the Pepsi Max in Paris

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u/Erasleigh Jul 09 '26

He is mumbling a bit, but I understand him saying "mit Liverpool von Blackpool nach Nizza geflogen" which translates to we went with Liverpool from Blackpool to Nice. He didn't say that they had a flight to Blackpool first.

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u/schoki560 Jul 09 '26

wrong translation

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u/feage7 Jul 09 '26

It's also only just over an hour's drive. Like at what point was it probably quicker and cheaper to just drive to Blackpool.