Sadio Mane is still stuck at Liverpool as the club turned down another offer from Bayern Munich even though the Senegalese winger has publicly said he wanted to leave the Premier League club this summer.
Though there are reports that Sadio Mane has not directly informed Liverpool of his decision to leave the club, he told reporters in a press conference during the international break that his countrymen (Senegalese) want him to leave Liverpool, adding that he would do what they want.
Since then, Bayern Munich have intensified their push for the signature of the 30-year-old winger amid reports that Bayern’s talisman, Robert Lewandowski is determined to leave the German club this summer.
Though the 33-year-old Polish striker has a season left on his contract with the German club, he has publicly said he does not want to play for Bayern in the coming season urging the German club not to stop him from leaving this summer.
In reaction to Lewandowski’s public outcry, Bayern has placed a price tag of €50 million on him which is believed to be on the high side for a 33-year-old striker. Reports claimed that the Polish striker is determined to join FC Barcelona this summer and it is left for the Spanish club to pay the asking price.
In preparation for the exit of Lewandowski, Bayern Munich submitted an offer worth £25 million to sign Sadio Mane but Liverpool rejected the offer because it was not close to the value the Premier League club placed on the Senegalese winger.
Reports in the United Kingdom claimed that Liverpool wants nothing less than £42.8 million for Sadio Mane who have a season left on his contract with Liverpool.
Despite the Premier League side insisting that they want nothing less than £42.8 million before they can sell Mane, Bayern Munich made another offer worth £30 million which Liverpool rejected earlier today, June 8, 2022.
Note that the £42.8 million Liverpool wants Bayern Munich to pay for the services of Sadio Mane is equivalent to the €50 million Bayern are expecting from FC Barcelona for the services of 33-year-old Lewandowski.
Though Liverpool are yet to make up their mind over the future of Sadio Mane, the Premier League side are already preparing for the worst by pushing for the acquisition of 22-year-old Uruguay and Benfica striker Darwin Nunez. Reports claimed that the Portuguese side wants nothing less than £85 million for the striker which is believed to be too much for the fast-rising superstar.
However, if Sadio Mane leaves this summer, Liverpool will have no choice but to go all out to buy a replacement who could be Nunez despite the outrageous price tag on his head.
Liverpool position on Sadio Mané is still the same. No intention to accept €25/30m bids with add-ons included but new proposal will be needed. 🔴 #LFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 8, 2022
Talks with Bayern will continue as Mané wants to leave – and Bayern are his priority.
