The France superstar has been linked with a move to Anfield this summer following another successful season in the French league where he was handed the golden boot, despite the early ending of the Ligue 1 season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Signing the likes of Mbappe would have been a statement of intent from Jurgen Klopp’s men as the 2018 World Cup winner is currently considered as one of the best footballers in the world.
McAteer believes the 21-year-old is not Klopp’s type of player and insists he would prefer the likes of Timo Werner and Borussia Dortmund’s Jason Sancho.
“You can't stand still, you need to evolve. From a manager's perspective, always trying to stay two, three moves ahead," the former Reds midfielder told Stats Perform News.
"It's Jurgen's job to visualise what he sees next season, preparing for upcoming seasons.
"PSG are a unique club, desperate to win the Champions League, put a fantastic squad together, [but] players want a bigger challenge.
"The Mbappe one for me doesn't sit quite right – a superstar in his own right, [but] not the right time to come to Liverpool.”
"[I'm] not sure he’s Jurgen's kind of player. At the minute, just not for me.”
"I'd rather see Werner or Sancho. We could see him [Mbappe] at Liverpool because he fits for different reasons, but for football, I just don't know that he fits at this current time."
