Liverpool Agree Mega Million Deal to Sell Important Player to Bayern Munich

Liverpool Agree Mega Million Deal to Sell Important Player to Bayern Munich

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • Senegalese striker Sadio Mane is now on his way to German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich after Liverpool agreed deal
  • Sadio Mane has been playing for Liverpool for the past six years and the forward has won the Premier League
  • The 30-year-old feels that he should face new challenge in his career which prompted his decision to leave Liverpool

Premier League side Liverpool have agreed €41 million deal to sell Senegalese striker Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich after the player asked the Anfield chiefs to allow him to leave.

The transfer fee means that Liverpool have sold the winger for more than the £33.5m they paid to sign him from Southampton in 2016.

After Liverpool's defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final, Sadio Mane made it clear that he wants to leave the Premier League side.

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The Senegalese tried his best in the encounter against Real Madrid, but Los Blancos recorded a 1-0 win in the Champions League final.

Why is Bayern Munich signing Sadio Mane?

According to the reports on Sky Sports and GOAL, Bayern Munich want to invest in their frontline and they side are scared of losing Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.

In his six years stay at Liverpool, Sadio Mane won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup.

The Senegalese striker featured in 269 games netting 120 goals.

Sadio Mané Promises to Build Astroturf in Six Months in Bambali After Playing on Muddy Pitch

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Sadio Mané pledged to build an Astroturf pitch for the people of Bambali in six months following his return home.

The Liverpool forward was spotted playing on a rain-soaked grassless pitch with friends early this week.

According to reports, after the game, the Bayern Munich target promised to provide his hometown with a state of the art pitch.

The 30-year-old had a long season in England and only returned home at the end of the season, where he had a mini AFCON trophy parade in Bambali.

The Liverpool attacker played a huge role as Senegal won their first ever Africa Cup if Nations title in Cameroon earlier this year.

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