Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has conceded that the club's decision to not sign a like-for-like replacement for Robert Lewandowski has backfired.
After months of speculation, Bayern parted ways with their goalscoring talisman in the summer as Lewandowski completed a dream transfer to Barcelona.
Although Bayern were loath to lose the Poland star, who had enjoyed a record-breaking eight year spell in Munich, the shrewd capture of Sadio Mane from Liverpool just a few weeks earlier softened the blow of losing Lewandowski - particularly as Mane has shown in the past that he is adept at playing as a central striker.
