British media have confirmed that Senegalese striker Sadio Mane has told his Liverpool colleagues that he will leave the team this summer. And according to the newspaper, “Mirror”, Mane told his colleagues in Liverpool, in the changing room of the Paris stadium, that he would leave the team this summer, and that the Champions League final against Real Madrid was his last with the Reds.
A few days ago, Mane said that he would decide his future after the Champions League final, and it seems that he has settled on leaving, and it is reported that Bayern Munich wants to sign him to compensate for the departure of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who wants to move to Barcelona.
Mane, 30, moved to Liverpool from Southampton in the summer of 2016, for 41 million euros, and his contract with the Reds expires in June 2023.
Commenting on the possibility of Sadio Mane leaving, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said before the Champions League final: “Wherever Sadio plays, next year, he will be a great player.”
In total, Mane scored 120 goals, made 48 in 269 games in 6 seasons with Liverpool, and at the level of the current season, he scored 23 goals, and assisted 5 in 51 games
The Senegalese striker began his professional career at the French club Metz before starring for two seasons at Red Bull Salzburg, after which he joined Southampton, in the summer of 2014, and from there he moved to Liverpool in the summer of 2016.
Mane went with Liverpool 3 times to the final of the Champions League, but won the title only once, in the year 2091, and lost to Real Madrid twice in 2018 and 2022, and also ranked second in the English Premier League twice with Liverpool.