Gary Lineker did not hold back when giving his view on Bayern Munich's transfer pursuit of Sadio Mane this summer.
Liverpool rejected the Germans outright after a bid of up to £30million was made - though it would have relied on the striker bagging the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, as well as Bayern winning the Champions League every year as well. That offer was dismissed as a joke by those at Anfield HQ, considering the add-on fees highly unlikely.
The Reds are understood to have demanded at least £42.5m (€50m) this summer for the services of the 30-year-old, who was named in the PFA Team of the Year this week, but so far the Bundesliga champions are yet to meet that total. The Senegal international has one year left on his contract, leaving Liverpool in a precarious situation.
