Sadio Mane has finally wave goodbye to European football as he completes his move to Al Nassr.
Despite his dwindling fortunes at Bayern Munich, the Senegal international wanted to stay at Allianz arena and fight for his place in Thomas Tuchel’s squad but Bayern Munich wanted him to leave.
After a prolific Premier League career with Liverpool, Sadio Mane joined Bayern Munich for £35m last season and was tipped to replace former Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandwoski who left for Barcelona.
Against expectations, Mane’s stint with Bayern Munich has been a nightmare. From struggling to make the starting lineup, inability to replicate his prolific goal-scoring stats at Liverpool, clash with former manager Julian Nagelsmann, pre-2022 World Cup injury, and dressing room bust-up with Luis Sane, Mane’s career took a wild tumble for the worst.
New Bayern Munich manager and former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel opened up that Mane his out of his squad plans for the 2023/24 season as the competition for places in the Bavarians’ attacking lineup leaves the 2022 African footballer of the year at a disadvantage.
Sadio Mane scored in all competitions for Bayern Munich falling off the pecking order at Allianz Arena. He made 25 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern Munich scoring 7 goals with 5 assists, 9 Champions League appearances with 3 goals, 3 DFB-Pokal appearances and one appearance in German Super Cup, scoring a goal each.
In all, the former Liverpool and Southampton forward has scored 12 goals in 38 appearances for Bayern Munich.
Mane’s Bayern Munich exit became inevitable as the club pursues vigorously a deal with Tottenham Hotspur to sign highly-rated Premier League and England forward Harry Kane.
We reported earlier the Senegalese striker was closing in on a move to Al Nassr as his Bayern Munich struggles showed no sign of abating. Mane representatives held talks with Al Nassr in Portugal with reports Mane has agreed a three-year contract with the club in principle.
Amid reported negotiations with Al Nassr, Sadio Mane refused to grant an interview to a German journalist, blasting the German media of Killing his career every day.
Bayern Munich gave a nod to the imminent departure reportedly pocketing £34m, close to the same amount they paid for the forward to sign him from Liverpool last summer.
Fabrizio Romano reports Sadio Mane has completed his Al Nassr medical. He has signed a three-year contract with the Saudi club and will reportedly earn £34m every season. Mane is the third high-profile player from Europe to join Al Nassr this summer after former Manchester United defender Alex Telles and former Lazio midfielder Marcelo Brozovic also signed for the club.
The Senegal international who is hoping to return to elite level performance has open a fresh new chapter in his career in the fast-rising Saudi Pro League.
