Sadio Mane has been warned he could 'ruin' the best years of his career by moving to Bayern Munich.
The 30-year-old is expected to complete the move next week after Liverpool and Bayern struck a deal for the player earlier this week. The Bundesliga champions will pay £27.4m upfront and a potential £7.7m in add-ons.
Mane leaves after six years at Anfield, but former Red Dean Saunders believes a move to Germany isn't enough of a challenge for the winger.
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“Nothing against the club, it’s a great club, but the league is nowhere near a challenge for Mane,” he said on talkSPORT. “He’ll get goals. They win 5-0 every week, only one team can win the league.
“It’s not a challenge. He will get in his armchair, light a cigar up, he’ll play for Bayern in third gear and he’ll coast for two years and ruin the best two years of his life as a footballer.
“At the end of his career, if he said to you ‘come and look at my trophy cabinet’, the German league winners medal will be right at the back.”
Last season Bayern won their 10th successive Bundesliga title. The last side to beat them to the trophy was Borussia Dortmund back in 2011/12 where they won back-to-back titles under Jurgen Klopp.
Mane has made over 260 appearances for Liverpool since his arrival from Southampton in 2016. He's scored 120 goals in that time and won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
