Bayern sign Mane from Liverpool on 3-year term
MUNICH: Bayern Munich on Wednesday completed the much-anticipated signing of Senegal forward Sadio Mane from Liverpool on a three-year contact, the German champions said.
Bayern, who won a recordextending 10th straight league title last season, have reportedly agreed on a transfer worth about 40 million euros ($42.10 million), including add-ons, for the 30-year-old, who had a year left on his Liverpool contract.
“Sadio Mane is a global star,” Bayern president Herbert Hainer said. “He underscores the attractiveness of Bayern and the entire Bundesliga.”
The 30- year- old leaves Anfield after 269 appearances, having scored 120 goals in all competitions, a stellar return that helped the club to the Champions League title in 2018-19 and the Premier League crown a season later.
The forward became Bayern’s third signing of the close season, following the arrivals of Ajax Amsterdam duo Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazrouai.
Bayern are desperate for his versatile attacking spark, with wingers Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane having lacked consistency in the past season.
The Bavarians still won the German league for a 10th straight time but failed to get past the quarter-final stage in the Champions League.
Mane was among Liverpool’s stand-out performers last season, netting 23 times as Juergen
Klopp’s side secured the domestic cup double and narrowly missed out on the league title to Manchester City.
Meanwhile, Mane has told Germany’s top-selling daily Bild that Bayern seem a good fit for him. “My agent told me that there were also enquiries from other clubs, but for me, the feeling was right from the start when Bayern presented their plan with me,” Mane, who won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and Club World Cup for Liverpool, said.
“For me, it was the right club at the right time,” he added. “It is one of the biggest clubs in the world and the team is always fighting for all the titles.”
Mane added that he wants to “do everything to make sure I win titles with my (Munich) teammates.”