From the very moment a first report appeared in the British media about a possible Sadio Mane transfer away from Liverpool, only Bayern Munich was mentioned as a possible destination for the Senegalese captain. One of the best Liverpool players wasn’t gonna be a target for too many clubs anyway, mainly due to his ambitions and the hefty transfer which would have to be paid, but the Germans were determined to get their man. But now, after the deal is done and dusted, Mane’s agent reveals there were two other clubs after his client, one this season, and the other last year. Sadio Mané on his position: “I’m one of the forwards who can play almost 4 positions on the pitch. I play right winger, left winger, number 9 and 10 as well. I played almost all my life as left winger. As long as the coach and the team need me, I’m there for the team” [FCBtv] pic.twitter.com/3vpmLDuOS3— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) June 26, 2022 The one you can easily guess: Paris Saint Germain. The Parisians are filled with oil money and don’t need to buy players like Icardi, Sarabia or Drexler in order to be competitive, they are after ‘big guns’ now, and Sadio Mane certainly is in that category. PSG did try to get him immediately, and the Bavarians would face a real challenge if it wasn’t for Leonardo’s sacking. “Yes, PSG did indeed ‘attack’ Sadio. Leonardo had several contacts with his German agent, they saw each other, they discussed the ins and outs of a possible transfer of Sadio to PSG, but it stopped there. Everyone knows that Leonardo was on an ejection seat, we had to wait” explained his agent Bacary Cisse to RMC Sport.Done deal: Mane finally at Bayern MunichAnd while the sacked director was the main reason why PSG didn’t have a chance of getting the Senegalese forward, Barcelona’s executives were the main reason why Lionel Messi wasn’t paired with Mane at Nou Camp in 2021. Cisse explained that Messi talked with the new board and wanted his client and an Argentinian defender to be brought in, only the deal to be pulled off because the Catalonians didn’t have money and eventually lost Messi too. “Last year, it could also have done with FC Barcelona. It was Lionel Messi who had imposed Sadio Mane in the deal when it was a question of him extending to Barca. He had given two names: Sadio Mane and an Argentine central defender” revealed Cisse. (2.45) ADAMA CITY (2.75) DIRE DAWA (3.25)Mane’s advisor also denied any rumors that the Senegalese captain left Liverpool due to money, but stated that a new challenge was needed. “We didn’t want to talk about that. A player of Sadio’s calibre can’t be earning the salary that people are speaking about. The numbers circulating are completely wrong. Sadio was already earning more than that when he joined Liverpool from Southampton. He extended his contract in 2018 and his salary was much higher than the numbers circulating in the media. He won everything with Liverpool and it was time to seek a new challenge elsewhere. Bayern’s project was very attractive” said Cisse.
