Sadio Mane Joins Bayern Munich On Three-Year Contract From Liverpool In £35m Deal
Bad news for Liverpool fans and good
news for Bayern Munich. Liverpool Talisman has left the club after a
six-year stay and his moving to Bayern Munich for a £35m deal.
This deal was sealed on Wednesday June 22 by
the 30 year old striker. This deal means that he would stay in Allianz
Arena, until 2025 and earn up to £ 250,000 per week.
Liverpool has won a jackpot as Bayern will
pay then an initial deposit of £27.5m with a further £5m based on appearances,
and will pay another £2.5m based on individual and team achievements.
Speaking for the first
time as a Bayern player, Mane said: 'I'm very happy to finally be with FC
Bayern in Munich.
'We had a lot of talks and
I felt the great interest of this big club from the start. So there was no
doubt in my mind right from the start.
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'This is the right time
for this challenge. I want to achieve a lot with this club.'
The Senegalese star
arrived at anfield from Southampton in 2016 for £34m, played his last match for
the Reds in the Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid.
In a farewell interview
with Liverpool, Mane added: 'Obviously it is strange – really, really strange –
to no longer be a Liverpool player after six years spent at Anfield.
'But of course I had a
great time, an unbelievable time, and since my first day I really, really
enjoyed training, playing, at Anfield especially and in front of these amazing
supporters. Now it’s come to the end, so what can you say?
'I think whoever is
leaving Liverpool, with those supporters you will always miss them because so
far [they are] the best in the world and I have always said it.
'I would love one day to come back to
Anfield to say hi to them and of course to watch Liverpool playing because for
me, I am going to be Liverpool’s No.1 fan – after the supporters!'.
When
asked about the prospect of returning to Anfield in the Champions League, he
said: 'You know the Champions League and how the draw always goes on, it can
happen for sure and if it happens it happens.
'It
is football and of course I have to come and I have to play. But like I said,
Liverpool is Liverpool and we will see. We will see what is going to happen.'
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