BERLIN —
Bayern Munich confirmed the signing of Sadio Mane
from Liverpool on Wednesday, as Senegal forward signed a three-year deal with
the Bundesliga champions.
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Bayern has reportedly paid a fee that could rise to
41 million euros for Mane.
The 30-year-old won the
Champions League, Premier
League, FA Cup, League Cup, and Club World Cup titles during six years on
Merseyside.
“My agent told me that there were also enquiries
from other clubs, but for me, the feeling was right from the start when Bayern
presented their plan with me,” Mane told German daily Bild.
“It was the right club at the right time.
“It is one of the biggest clubs in the world and the
team is always fighting for all the titles.”
Mane added he wants to “do everything to make sure I
win titles with my teammates”.
Bayern won a 10th straight Bundesliga title last
season.
Mane, voted African footballer of the year in 2019,
is a versatile attacker who has spent the majority of his career on the wing
but can also play through the middle.
His arrival will ease the pain for Bayern if want
away striker Robert Lewandowski leaves the club, while
Serge Gnabry is also
stalling over a contract extension.
“Sadio Mane is a global star, who underlines the
appeal of Bayern and will increase the attractiveness of the Bundesliga as a
whole,” said Bayern president Herbert Hainer.
“Fans come to the stadiums to see unique players
like this.”
Top international star
The signing of Mane takes
some pressure off Bayern sporting director
Hasan Salihamidzic after Lewandowski
made it clear he would not extend his contract which expires next year.
Mane netted 120 goals in 269 games for Liverpool.
“In Sadio Mane, a top international star is coming
to FC Bayern, who has left his mark on world football,” said Salihamidzic.
“We’re proud to have brought him to Munich.
“The fact that he’s joining
FC Bayern shows that our
club and he have big aims.”
Mane left Senegal at the age of 19 to join Metz and
spent a season in France before joining RB Salzburg, where he learned German.
He switched to the Premier League when he joined
Southampton in 2014 and moved to
Liverpool two years later.
Mane played leading roles as Liverpool won the 2019
Champions League and ended their 30-year wait for the English league title in
2020.
“It is really strange to no longer be a Liverpool
player but I had an unbelievable time,” he told Liverpool’s website. “I am
going to be Liverpool’s number one fan forever.”
Mane, Senegal’s record
goal scorer, was part of the team which won the Africa Cup of Nations in
February, converting the winning penalty in the final shoot-out against Egypt.
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