Manchester United scouted Mbappe but didn’t sign him, says Ryan Giggs

Former United assistant coach reveals his pursuit of a teenaged Mbappe after a tip-off from a French scout.Published On 10 Sep 202610 Sep 2026One of the world’s most prolific goal scorers, Kylian Mbappe, could have signed a contract with Manchester United when he was a little-known teenager in the French league, but the English Premier League club’s scouts decided against approaching his then-club, Monaco, former United player and coach Ryan Giggs has revealed.Giggs, who was United’s interim and assistant coach between 2014 and 2016, made the revelation on a podcast with his former United teammate Rio Ferdinand on Wednesday.Mbappe has several club and international goal-scoring records to his name and now plays for European football giants Real Madrid in Spain.Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe holds up the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Golden Boot award before his team’s match against Inter Milan on September 8 [Violeta Santos/Reuters]The 27-year-old signed for the La Liga team in 2024 from French league champions Paris Saint-Germain, who scooped him up from Monaco in 2018 after Mbappe lit up Ligue 1 with his speed and goal-scoring accuracy.But according to Giggs, Mbappe could have been ...