The newspaper pointed out that Nagelsmann was subjected to a strong protest from Mane, the club’s most expensive deal in the summer transfer period, when he signed him for 41 million euros ($ 44.5 million) from Liverpool, in the dressing room after the second leg of the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain (2). Zero) on the eighth of this March, after the young coach played him for only eight minutes.
She added that Mane angrily confronted Nagelsmann in front of his shocked colleagues, who indicated that the 35-year-old coach appeared terrified and felt embarrassed in front of his group of players.
The players interpreted this as a relinquishment of power, especially when he paid Mane key in the next match against Augsburg in the local league, a decision that was in the eyes of the players a direct result of the angry striker’s explosion.
Nagelsmann had waited until the 82nd minute to pay Mane, who had just returned from an injury that kept him out of action for a long time and prevented him from participating with his country in the World Cup in Qatar.
Bild indicated that what happened between Nagelsmann and Mane was the reason behind the dismissal of the coach and the appointment of his compatriot Twames Tuchel in his place, as officials at the Allianz Arena wanted to avoid further disagreements.
“The relationship between the team and the coach no longer works,” said sports director of the Bosnian Bavarian club, Hasan Salihamidzic, after the dismissal.