Ally McCoist has questioned Sadio Mane’s reasons for leaving Liverpool to join Bayern Munich.
The Reds have agreed a deal with the Bundesliga giants worth £35million that will see the Senegalese international’s time at Anfield come to an end. Liverpool will receive a fixed fee of €32m (£27.4m) with a further €9m (£7.7m) in add-ons.
All that appears left is for Bayern to announce the transfer. But it is one that has confused former Rangers and Scotland star McCoist.
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“Why is he doing it, is it for financial reasons? I don’t know, that’s the question we can’t answer,” the popular pundit said on talkSPORT.
“Is it because he wants to play in another country? Possibly. Is he going to a better league? No.
“Is he going to a more competitive league? No. Is he going to a better team? No. I find it very strange.
“The only thing I can see is the lure, the size of the club, Bayern Munich, is that something he’s always wanted to do?
“I could actually understand it more if it had been Real Madrid or Barcelona. I could understand that a little bit more, because of maybe the lure of one of those clubs, particularly Real Madrid.
“I don’t get it, maybe he just wants a fresh challenge. Maybe he just feels that he’s [gone] a little bit stale, and that I can appreciate.”
