Man Utd icon Rio Ferdinand discloses Kylian Mbappe transfer chat as…

Manchester United icon Rio Ferdinand has revealed he had a transfer conversation with Kylian Mbappe as his Paris Saint-Germain exit rumours blaze on. Ferdinand has hinted he has spoken to the France international over a potential switch to Old Trafford following a flurry of teasing social media posts.Erik ten Hag is likely to need a new striker in January after Cristiano Ronaldo’s bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, during which he claimed he ‘didn’t respect’ the United boss. And the club are reportedly lining up an audacious £150million assault for Mbappe this winter as a replacement, with murmurs of his happiness at PSG refusing to go away.In October, the 43-year-old caused a raucous by posting an image of him meeting Mbappe on social media, with the caption: “Done Deal #Agent Ferdy.” And he has since weighed in on Mbappe’s potential PSG exit and United’s search for Ronaldo’s replacement.Speaking to The Shade Borough, Ferdinand was asked whether he believed Mbappe was on his way to United amid the links. He responded: “Well, we had a conversation. Have you not seen the post I put up when I met him? I can’t give you the scoop…”JUST IN: Qatar officials threaten to break World Cup reporter’s camera on air Rio Ferdinand has had a ‘conversation’ with Kylian Mbappe. (Image: THE SHADE BOROUGH/GETTY)Ferdinand has also taken his attempts to persuade Mbappe to switch from Paris to Manchester on live TV. Whilst working as a BT Sport pundit, the United great made a direct plea.”Kylian, we talk a lot. Come to me, speak to me, and I’ll do this. I’ll do this for you, man. Come to me. We’ll do a one-to-one – we spoke last time on Between the Lines, you spoke perfect English, it was great. We can get this done, quash all the rumours and get back to playing football. One of the best players in the world, man, we want to see that,” Ferdinand said.READ MORE: William ‘feeling weight of divided loyalties’ ahead of World Cup Kylian Mbappe will be annoying tonight. (Image: Getty)