Sadio Mane

The Senegalese winger, 30, has been at Liverpool since 2016, scoring 120 goals during his six-year spell at Anfield. Bayern had already seen two bids for Mane ...

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Sadio Mané's transfer from Liverpool to Bayern Munich was confirmed on Friday. It will see the winger move from the English Premier League to the German ...

But the club decided to refresh their front line while also taking a fee for Mané and giving him the chance to continue at the highest level on what’s likely to be an improved wage. Mané departs towards the end of his peak as a Liverpool player. With a year left on his Liverpool contract, meaning he would be available for foreign clubs to sign on a pre-contract for no transfer fee come January 2023, he would still have been good enough to give Liverpool a few more years of service. It was a huge fee that funded many of the best players in Liverpool’s current squad, including Virgil van Dijk and Alisson, but Mané was already there. In the grand scheme of things, a footballer’s peak is relatively short. As Mané departs for Munich, that’s no longer the case.

From hopeful Melwood Lean to lifting every cup he could, Sadio Mane achieved it all at Liverpool.

The hope of the title was tangible. He rose to the occasion time and time again. We got the absolute best of Sadio Mané and nobody can take that away from us. Some I’s to cross and some T’s need to be dotted, perhaps, but we now know for certain that we’ve seen the last of Mané at Liverpool. It ended up not mattering, but Mané equalized against Wolves on the last day of the season. Mané got the best of us as well. It’s a calm finish amidst the chaos of last season’s title race. It’s what makes scenes of movies so griping or the chorus of a song so moving or the end of the chapter so intriguing. Mané leaves Liverpool to head to Germany having won every trophy he can at Liverpool. That was unthinkable when he joined in 2016. He was the signing that transformed Liverpool into the side we see today. They signal the end of a time before the beginning of one. It’s not particularly a surprise at this stage of proceedings, given the arrival of Darwin Núñez earlier this week.

Sadio Mane is anticipated to leave Liverpool to Bayern Munich. As he swaps England for Germany, what will the Premier League winner offer the Bundesliga ...

In Mane, Bayern would be signing a hugely experienced attacker in his peak years who has hit at least 20 goals in all but one of the past five seasons. - Physical: 89 - Passing: 93 - Shooting: 93 - International appearances: 89 The Sporting News takes a look.

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The Senegalese star went on to make over 260 appearances for the English giants and enjoyed plenty of individual and club success including the Reds’ first-ever Premier League title in 2019/20 as well as a Champions League triumph in 2018/19. The signing of Luis Diaz from Porto in the January window was another signal that the end is nearing for the figures behind the club’s most successful era in recent memory. The break-up of Liverpool’s attacking juggernaut has officially begun, as the Reds have reportedly agreed to sell Sadio Mane to European heavyweights Bayern Munich.

Jurgen Klopp probably didn't want to be addressing transfer rumours in his press conference ahead of the Champions League final but questions on Sadio ...

Mane has not always received the recognition he deserves for his role in Liverpool's recent successes but his importance can hardly be overstated. He is Liverpool's clutch performer, to use a term popular in American sports, and the numbers bear it out. You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. "He's always moving for someone else but his performances never drop," added Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher. "It doesn't seem to matter where Mane plays, you get exactly the same from him. His overall total of 120 puts him 14th in Liverpool's all-time scoring charts. Fast, ferociously aggressive and ruthlessly efficient, he came to embody Klopp's Liverpool perhaps better than anyone else.

Liverpool signed Darwin Nunez on a six-year deal from Benfica for a club-record fee of £85m before agreeing the £35m sale of Sadio Mane to Bayern; ...

Mane departs as a Liverpool legend, with the club's blessing and deepest gratitude. You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. The emotional bond for the trio within the squad, among staff and with the fanbase would also increase the difficulty of rejuvenation. A big sale would have neatly funded Liverpool's next phase, much like Philippe Coutinho's exit to Camp Nou had done. The Salah situation is the next conundrum to navigate, and while the threat of leaving on a free to a Premier League rival is regularly leaked from his end as a negotiating tactic, Liverpool remain calm over the present and future. The reason is simple: Evolution - on the player's behalf and Liverpool's. Mane was the first transformer of the Jürgen Klopp era and the club's successes over the past six years are owed in large part to his contributions on and off the ball.

Sadio Mane's time at Liverpool is at an end as he prepares to swap Merseyside for Bavaria. After what has been an electric spell at Anfield, that has seen ...

It can be argued that Mane was the the signing that sparked the Jurgen Klopp revolution at Anfield, helping to lead the club back into the Champions League after years of painful absence. After what has been an electric spell at Anfield, that has seen Mane become a bona-fide Liverpool legend, the 30-year-old is all set for a move to Bayern Munich. Sadio Mane’s time at Liverpool is at an end as he prepares to swap Merseyside for Bavaria.

Jamie Carragher has posted a tribute to Sadio Mane amid reports he is set to leave Liverpool for Bayern Munich.

He’s lived in the shadow of Mo Salah for a few years now and will relish the chance to be a team’s star man. Mané’s hard work on the pitch has drawn plaudits towards him for many a year now. Bayern fans will be looking forward to seeing what sort of return he can deliver in Germany. Off the back of a campaign where he was included in a very competitive Premier League Team of the Season, fans of the Bavarian club will be hoping Mané can carry on his strong form at his new home in East Germany.

The Senegal international seems destined to set the Bundesliga alight next ...

Numbers 27 through to 35 are available too. Following his move to Red Bull Salzburg partway through the 2012/13 season Mane initially wore the number 40. Sadio Mane: The shirt number he could wear at Bayern Munich

Sadio Mane has been given a huge pay-rise, but he will only become Bayern Munich's eighth highest-paid player, behind Muller, Neuer and Lewandowski.

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Sadio Mane is in line for a huge pay increase once he completes his move from Liverpool to Bayern Munich. Mane, 30, is set to join the German champions on a ...

"It's not a challenge. They win 5-0 every week, only one team can win the league. However, former Liverpool and Wales striker Dean Saunders has warned Mane he has been warned he could be wasting some of the best years of his career if he moves to Germany.

Sadio Mane is set to leave Liverpool to join the Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich.

Mane has made over 260 appearances for Liverpool since his arrival from Southampton in 2016. The Bundesliga champions will pay £27.4m upfront and a potential £7.7m in add-ons. They win 5-0 every week, only one team can win the league.

Bayern Munich have reached an agreement to sign Sadio Mane from Liverpool and end his six-year spell at Anfield, sources have told ESPN.

He also won the Club World Cup (2019), FA Cup (2022) and Carabao Cup (2022) as he scored 120 goals in 269 games in all competitions during his time at Liverpool. Mane joined Liverpool from Southampton in 2016, arriving within the first 12 months of manager Jurgen Klopp's reign, and played a crucial role as the club returned to the top of English football -- he lifted the Champions League in 2019 and helped to end the club's 30-year wait for a Premier League title in 2020. The Senegal international's future at Liverpool had been in serious doubt since forward Darwin Nunez joined the Premier League side from Benfica in a club-record deal worth up to €100 million.