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.

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.

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.

Mané's debut goal was the fourth in that 4-3 win against for Arsenal. For me, it's aligned with the LFCTV commentary now, as I've seen it back so many times. “ ...

Mané turns one of the best goalkeepers in the world as the Reds run rampant in Munich. But the volley for the winner was pure poetry. Everyone especially loves a late derby goal. Everyone loves a cheeky derby goal. A brilliant solo goal. Here’s a proposed top five of them, in no order:

On Friday, Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed to German media that the Rekordmeister had reached a deal with Liverpool to sign ...

Head coach Julian Nagelsmann has long toyed with the idea of playing a 4-3-3 or 3-4-3 formation in which three flexible attackers. It was a goodwill agreement that also played a role in the Mané deal. Whether it was Gerd Müller, Giovani Elber, Roy Makaay, Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose, Mario Gomez or Mario Mandzukic, the Rekordmeister always has played with a traditionl number 9 upfront. With Mané done, expect some movement in the Robert Lewandowski saga as well. Third, Liverpool has made a similar deal with Bayern in the past. Ultimately, getting Mané across the line is an important transfer milestone of Bayern’s summer transfer strategy.

Sadio Mane is set to leave Liverpool for Bayern Munich this summer.

The initial fee of £64m could rise to £85m if all add-ons are paid out. The former Reds defender said in a tweet: "My favourite Liverpool player of this era, Sadio Mane finally departs. Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has issued a farewell message to Sadio Mane as the forward edges closer to the exit door.

Liverpool star Sadio Mane is set to join German giants Bayern Munich and whilst his exit will sting, the sale indicates the next stage of Jurgen Klopp's ...

It is a tactic that has not yet born fruit for any of the club's succession of managers since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson. We’ve got to enjoy the game for as long as we can because it won’t last forever.” The Uruguayan arrives at Anfield at just 22 years of age but with a lethal reputation behind him as a result of a 34-goal season with the Portuguese giants. He said: “Growing up, I remember looking at Man United and thinking what it would be like to be them going for league titles every year, Champions League trophies every year. His tender years would not only allow him to pick up the mantle left behind by Mane but also play a pivotal role in the Reds’ attack for a number of years to come. They moved to sign Mane’s potential replacement in the January transfer window with the arrival of FC Porto star Luis Diaz.

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.

Bayern have been in negotiations with the Reds over Mane's signing since the back ...

Mane joins a Bayern side who endured a disappointing 2021/22 campaign. The move brings Mane's sensational six-year stay at Anfield to an end. As reported by 90min the two clubs agreed a fee just below Liverpool's initial £40m asking price after a significant amount of haggling.

Sadio Mané is leaving Liverpool this summer, with Bayern Munich edging closer to wrapping up a transfer. Jürgen Klopp will miss him, but he will not be ...

The most impressive thing, though, is that Liverpool and Klopp have done that with an overlap without any drop-off. Mané was the first 'transformational' Liverpool player that Klopp signed at Anfield, but plenty more have followed and will continue to do so. A third bid has not yet been put to Liverpool but that seems likely to come fairly quickly — and it will surely show a little more common sense than the previous two.

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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.

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.

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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

Since his arrival from Southampton in 2016, no Liverpool player has clocked more minutes under Klopp than Mane (21,683, or 80.1 of every 90 minutes), and it is ...

My favourite@LFCplayer of this era, Sadio Manefinally departs ? low maintenance high performance & never injured! The hope will be that, in Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, his input has already been replaced – but there is no doubting that, as Carragher attests, Mane departs a true Liverpool legend. Jamie Carragher has paid tribute to Sadio Mane ahead of his £35.1 million transfer to Bayern Munich, naming the Senegal forward as his “favourite Liverpool player.”

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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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.

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.

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“It shows how unsure I was about how good Mane was that the cost of the deal was concerning,” he wrote in a Telegraph column. I said I prefer left, and then he said, ‘but Coutinho is on the left!’ “So I said, never mind, I will play on the right. Then he said, ‘now I want you at Liverpool’. And I said, ‘Okay, Dortmund is behind us, let’s focus on the future’. His exit draws the curtain on a Liverpool career which will see him recognised as a modern-day great and one of Jurgen Klopp’s greatest ever transfer decisions. The Reds forward, who has won almost every domestic and European honour on offer at Anfield, made it clear that he wanted to leave the club this summer, with just 12 months remaining on his contract.

Sadio Mane has been told he will 'coast' in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich and will 'ruin the best two years of his life as a footballer' if.

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Sadio Mané's deal to Bayern Munich seems a formality now after Liverpool's gesture smoothed the deal over. The club could benefit from this in future ...

The two clubs clearly had excellent relations, and this could benefit Liverpool in the future. It had been reported that Liverpool were holding out for a specific amount of money to let the Senegal international go and the two sides had been apart between offer and demand. Regardless of Liverpool lowering their demands for Mané, the club are still making a small profit on the player.

Sadio Mane's time at Liverpool will come to an end this summer as he's poised to join Bayern Munich.

For Mane it is also a good deal, he gets the kind of money that he had been seeking and the chance at another adventure that he had previously intimated he would be interested in. The willingness to spend now is born from a desire from clubs to avoid a fight for the player when he becomes a free agent, something that can considerably bump up wages given player agents understanding that the buying clubs now only have to consider wages and commission for the agent's services. Mane was a valuable asset to Liverpool whose performance levels had not dropped off, but for a player who was heading into the final year of his contract and who was now in his 30s, a decision had to be made. But in trying to plan for the future, such risks are unavoidable and there has to be a replacement of key parts bit by bit. The Mane deal works for the Reds financially, although there is the argument that such an important player leaving and an untried young Premier League player arriving creates more risk. In the six years since the Reds have brought the very best out of him and he has proven to be one of Klopp's most key assets.