Sadio Mane’s Liverpool exit looks inevitable as forward skips media after Champions League final… with Reds waiting for answer on his future and giving suitors including Bayern Munich £35m price tag to sign him
Liverpool will only consider a future without Sadio Mane if any clubs are prepared to pay more than £35m for the Senegal star.
Reports emerged on Saturday that Mane is ready to bring the curtain down on his time on Merseyside in the pursuit of a new challenge.
Bayern Munich, as Sportsmail reported on May 10, are keen to sign the 30-year-old and he is intrigued by a move to Germany.
Sadio Mane (left) suffered frustration as Liverpool lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League
The winger was part of a trophy tour in Liverpool on Sunday but his future at Anfield is unclear
This situation, however, is complex. Mane had said at press day ahead of the Champions League final that he was going to give ‘a very good answer’ about his future after the game against Real Madrid but would not speak about it last week as his focus was on Paris.
Mane, though, did not make his way through the mixed zone in the early hours of Sunday morning and Liverpool officials were taken aback by reports that he has made his decision about what his next move will be. He has yet to tell them officially about his intentions.
It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that a parting of the ways seems inevitable.
Mane joined Liverpool in June 2016 and, since then, has won six major medals, including the Premier League and Champions League, plus also finished as a joint-winner of the Golden Boot.
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have spoken about Mane being their key transfer target
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