Kylian Mbappe is reportedly the No.1 target for returning Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane in the summer, and that should be music to Liverpool fans' ears.
Zidane's comeback has inevitably led to speculation over who the three-times Champions League winning boss will bring to the club in the summer, with Real lacking a big-name forward arrival since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus .
But Zidane and Real are now believed to be ready to go all out to launch 'Operation Kylian Mbappe' in order to bring the Paris Saint-Germain and France superstar to Madrid to link up with his fellow Frenchman and World Cup winner.
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France Football have carried the story on their front page, as reported by Marca , with a fee of some €280million suggested for the 20-year-old forward.
And the reason that this should please Liverpool supporters is that such a huge operation will mean that Real drop their interest in Reds forward Sadio Mane.
The Senegalese forward is in red hot form for Jurgen Klopp's side, scoring 11 goals in 11 games as they maintain a challenge for both the Premier League and Champions League.
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Mane has never expressed a desire to move elsewhere during his Liverpool career, and Sport report that Real have already missed the boat when it comes to tempting him away from Anfield.
But as the Reds know to their cost in the past, once one of La Liga's big two get involved in a transfer tussle they don't go away quietly.
And so if they are focusing all of their attention on Mbappe, then Mane won't have any lingering distractions for the remainder of the season.
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