Football Fans Unhappy with Former Bayern Munich Star's Claims About Forward Sadio Mane

Football Fans Unhappy with Former Bayern Munich Star's Claims About Forward Sadio Mane

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM
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  • Former Bayern Munich star Michael Rummenigge has been slammed by football fans for his claims about Sadio Mane
  • Sadio Mane joined Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window from English Premier League side Liverpool
  • The Africa Player of Player of the Year is set to make his Bundesliga debut on Friday against Freiburg

Former Germany and Bayern Munich player, Michael Rummenigge, has caught the wrath of football fans for claiming Sadio Mane is not world class.

Mane, who joined Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, is set for the start of the Bundesliga after scoring in the DFB Super Cup victory over RB Leipzig on Saturday.

Despite early exploits with the German club and his successful six seasons with Liverpool, Rummenigge is not convinced by the Senegalese attacker's quality.

Sadio Mane, Karl-Heinz Rummennige, Bayern Munich, Germany
Fans have blasted former Bayern Munich CEO, Karl Heinz Rummeninige for claiming Sadio Mane is not world class. Credit: Imago @Bundesliga
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"With all due respect for Sadio Mane and Matthijs de Ligt - both of them are not world-class players for me. Of course, Mane will do the Bundesliga good and score his goals, but at the age of 30, I don't see him at the absolute top level," the ex-Bayern Munch player wrote in his column for Sportbuzzer as quoted by Goal.

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His comments did not go down well with fans, with many blasting the Germany legend for his unsavoury claims.

How fans reacted to Rummenigge's comments

@Jacob wrote:

“I wonder what's some people's definition of world-class, a player that has been ranked top five or top six in the last three years and you say he's not world class?”

@FulaniHeardsman added:

“If the best player of Africa isn't world-class, then who is?”

@MuriOminiyi posted:

“Mane more than fits into the bracket of the Zenith word "world class" his stats, performances, consistency and ratings (both team and individual nominations and winnings) in the last four years say he is indeed world class,”

@Rahul also added:

“As someone who has seen Mane don the Liverpool shirt for years especially his first four years, the man, he was devastating.”

Former Bayern CEO Michael Rummenigge insists Sadio Mane is not world class

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Bayern Munich fans are overjoyed with the signings of Sadio Mané and Matthijs de Ligt, but one former player isn’t.

Michael Rummenigge, the brother of former Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, isn’t that impressed with the signings.

Rummenigge, who played as a forward for Munich, Borussia Dortmund and the German national team, believes that neither player are world-class signings, Goal reported.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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