Sadio Mané plays small games during his presentation as a Bayern Munich player. Photo: AFP
“One of the best players in Liverpool history is leaving and we have to recognize how important he is. He leaves us at a time when he is one of the best footballers in the world, but we don’t have to focus on what we lose. But celebrate what we lose.” that we had the privilege of having the goals he scored, the trophies he won. A legend, without a doubt, “said Jürgen Klopp, very grateful and as a sign of farewell.
After a strong 2015-16 season, in which he scored 11 Premier League goals and was instrumental in the UEFA Europa League qualification of modest Southampton, he moved to Anfield and embarked on a journey that would take him to the top of the league. European football.
Since then he has won almost all possible titles: the hat-trick of the Champions League-European Super Cup-World Cup for clubs in 2019, the Premier 2019-20 and the English League Cup and the FA Cup in 2022. Only the Community Shield was missing, which networks they saw each other up close on two occasions, but ended up losing on penalties.
Sadio Mané receives his new jersey from Oliver Kahn and Herbert Hainer. Photo: EFE
An exceptional career with 120 goals in 269 gamessecond top scorer of the club in that period behind Mohamed Salah with 158 and second with the most games played since Roberto Firmino with 276.
However, this football romance has come to an end or, at least, been put on hiatus. Although it had already been known for several days that his next destination would be Bayern Munich, this Wednesday was officially confirmed.
The German club, through its social networks, has announced the arrival of the 30-year-old Senegalese, who signed a € 13.6m per season contract through June 2025, more than double the € 6.1m he received at Liverpool. The operation was closed for an amount close to 43 million, including variables.
At the official presentation, the player expressed all his enthusiasm: “It was very important to get to know him (Nagelsmann) and the project. When they explained what their ideas were, I was fascinated. I didn’t have to think twice, I said yes almost immediately, this is the right team for me. “
And he clarified the goals for next season: “My whole life is a challenge, I love challenges. We have a great team, we want to win everything. All the players here are made to win titles.”
Later Oliver Kahn, the club’s general manager, did nothing but praise the recent reinforcement: “We have managed to bring in a high-level player. He is very flexible, fast and has a huge risk of scoring. He is an absolute professional. liked from the start. His hierarchy and mentality will help raise the level of the team. He wants to win titles and has come to the right place, “commented the emblematic German goalkeeper, who is still the second player with the most number of appearances in Bayern’s history.
President Herbert Hainer, for his part, went in the same direction and left words that encourage fans to get excited about what is to come: “We are proud to have brought to Bayern a player who lives up to our expectations. one of them. of the best clubs in the world “.
Sadio Mané has signed a € 13.6m per season contract until June 2025, more than double the € 6.1m he received at Liverpool.
In turn, sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić was more outgoing, calling the recent African Cup winner “a monster of mind”. “Sadio is a world star. We are very happy and proud that he is reinforcing us ”, completed the former European and Intercontinental champion with the Bavarian team in the 2000-01 season.
Thus closes a fundamental contract for the aspirations of the German giant, after the detachment left by the farewell of Robert Lewandowski, its scorer in recent years, and after continuing to postpone the renewal of Serge Gnabry, another of its protagonists.
Source: Clarin
