Sadio Mane has opened up on why he decided to leave Liverpool and admitted it was “really strange” to no longer be a part of the club.
The Senegalese star has joined Bayern Munich in a £35.1million agreement – an upfront payment of £27.5million, with £5million based on appearances and a further £2.6m on individual and team accolades - just weeks after Mane told his Reds teammates of his intentions of leaving the club in the aftermath of the side’s Champions League final defeat against Real Madrid.
Bayern had two opening offers for Mane knocked back but after a Bayern delegation flew to Merseyside on Friday with a third bid for the forward submitted, the deal was a matter of time. Mane was subsequently pictured in a Bayern kit for the first time and said his first words after joining the German champions.
