Third offer from Bayern Munich of £27.5 million upfront plus £7.6 million in add-ons for Sadio Mane was accepted by Liverpool. The agreement ends Mane’s productive six-year stay at Liverpool. Sadio Mane is leaving Liverpool primarily because the two parties were unable to agree on a new salary for the Senegal attacker, it has now revealed from inside reports that Liverpool were unwilling to make Mane the club’s highest earner. The talented forward’s six-year stint at Liverpool is about to end after Liverpool finally accepted Bayern’s most recent offer for him.
According to football source Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool will pay Mane £27.5 million up front and up to £7.6 million in add-ons based on Mane’s specific accomplishments for Bayern and performance levels.
Hasan Salihamidzic, the sporting director for Bayern, made the effort to travel to Anfield in order to pressure Liverpool into accepting the third offer.
Mane was acquired by Liverpool from Southampton in 2016 for a starting price of £34 million, and he has since shown that the money was well spent. The Senegal international’s current contract had only 12 months left on it, and according to Sunsport, Liverpool have made preliminary ideas for a new one. According to the source, Mane demanded a hefty pay raise to become the club’s highest earner, but Liverpool refused to comply.
According to the article, Mane requested a large pay raise that would have made him the club’s highest earner, but Liverpool were hesitant to accept such a concession.
Mane is expected to sign a three-year contract with Bayern and earn an estimated £250,000 per week. After acquiring the Ajax combination of Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazrouai, he will be Bayern’s third summer addition.
