From euphoria and the praised “fresh blood” – as Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn announced him this summer – to blood on the face of his teammate. Sadio Mane’s dream transfer turned into a nightmare, and as the well-informed Bild reports, the epilogue is the suspension of the Senegalese footballer until further notice.The reason, of course, is that Mane, furious at the way Leroy Sane addressed him, punched or in a milder version slapped his Bayern teammate. So much so that he allegedly made his lip bleed. If it was a slap – it was a tough one.Although the German media reported today that there was reconciliation – there was no formal apology to the team in the dressing room – although the sports columns were filled with photos of Mane and Sane training next to each other, Bild writes that the club’s management still decided to sanction the former Liverpool player.##NAJAVA_MECA_7171988##And not only that – technical director Marco Neppe will also have a penalty to pay, although his role in all this is unclear. Be that as it may, Neppe will not be sitting on the bench during games in the future, a privilege he often used to criticize the referees. Maybe he did so with the players too? Whether it was estimated that he ups the tension like that or something else is at stake, the first associate of sports director Hasan Salihamidžić, once the head of the scouting service, will have to step away from the team, indefinitely.A much bigger problem for Bayern is Mane and his poor performances after a three-month injury that caused him to skip the World Cup in Qatar. Some will say that Bayern were wrong to bring him in as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski in the first place, as it is clear that he is not a striker, although he played there at the start of the season before being moved back to his natural position on the wing. On the other hand, Oliver Kahn himself had a different and very interesting thesis that Mane simply did not manage in such a tough competition, because Bayern also has Sane, Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman and Jamal Musiala on the wings.”He was not used to that in Liverpool,” said Khan.Sadio Mané and Leroy Sané have apologized to the squad following their altercation in Manchester [@SkySportsNews]pic.twitter.com/YDciMY3vyT— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) April 13, 2023 Former coach Julian Nagelsmann criticized Mane for being too reserved, although a player of such status was expected to take a slightly more arrogant stance both on the pitch and in the dressing room. But Mane is simply not the type to impose himself – until he exploded after losing to Manchester City.Mane and Sane did talk this morning, nobody had to apologize, and the management, more precisely, Khan and Salihamidzic, told them that some things are simply not tolerated at Bayern. And although Mane is suspended – which also has certain financial implications – they are clearly saying from Munich: everything is fine, Sadio remains at Bayern. The summer sale, which was also speculated about, is allegedly not even being considered.
