Sadio Mane is headed for Bayern Munich, ending his trophy-filled six-year spell at Liverpool that will eventually split one of the most devastating forward lines in the history of English football.
Liverpool have struck a deal with the German champions to transfer the 30-year-old to Senegal in a package totaling 41 million euros ($42.9 million), a person familiar with the situation said on Friday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details of the deal, which has yet to be completed.
Liverpool will receive 32 million euros ($33.5 million) for Mane, and 6 million euros ($6.3 million) when he meets a specified appearance clause and an additional 3 million euros based on individual and team achievements. ($3.15 million) is received.
Mane had arguably the best season of his career, converting a cleaning penalty in a shootout to win the African Cup of Nations for Senegal, helping his country qualify. World Cup, and starring for Liverpool in a campaign where the club nearly achieved an unprecedented quadruple of major trophies.
His last game for Liverpool was a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League final last month.
They have won every major honor with Liverpool, the Champions League and World Club Cup in 2019, the Premier League in 2020 and both the FA Cup and League Cup in 2022, and are looking for a new challenge with what is likely to happen. The last big step of his career.
Along with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, Mane was part of a front three that led Liverpool to most of those titles and had plenty of power, pace, great movement and a combination game.
Firmino was marginalized last season due to injury and performances from Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz, the attackers who have joined Liverpool over the past two years, and could be the next of the established trio to leave. Firmino and Salah have one year left on their current deals.
Mane played mostly as a left-winger for Liverpool after joining Southampton in 2016, but converted to a central striker for the second half of last season following the signing of Diaz. He impressed in his new role, scoring nine goals in his last 14 appearances in all competitions, and could continue there at Bayern amid uncertainty over striker Robert Lewandowski’s future.
The prolific Poland striker said last month he wants to leave Bayern and is linked with a move to Barcelona.
Liverpool have already signed a replacement for Mane in Uruguay international Darwin Nunez, who joins from Benfica.
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