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Sadio Mané was named African Player of the Year on Thursday after a season in which he kicked the winning penalty for Senegal as they claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations title and repeated the feat when they secured World Cup qualification.

The German champion isn’t expecting to take any steps backward despite the dozens of goals it will need to replace with the star striker off to Barcelona.

Senegal’s Sadio Mané and Egypt’s Mo Salah are among 10 players nominated for the African Footballer of the Year prize at this year’s Caf Awards held by the Confederation of African Football in Rabat, Morocco.

Jordan Henderson has said Liverpool can reflect on a ‘fantastic season’ despite the defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League final

There is still plenty of time for clubs to maneuver ahead of the new season, but there’s an additional benefit to those who handled their business early.

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Manchester City and Liverpool have led the way in the market with smart, ruthless signings that put others on the back foot

After Bayern Munich completed the signing of Senegal forward Sadio Mané for a fee of €32 million, Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp called him one of the club’s greatest players ever

Plenty of top-end business has been handled already, but there’s much more to come ahead of a new set of seasons across Europe’s top leagues.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described Sadio Mané as a "modern-day icon" of the English club after the Senegal forward's move to Bayern Munich for 32 million euros ($33.5 million) was finalized on Wednesday. "It’s a big moment - there is no point in anyone trying to pretend otherwise," Klopp said.

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