At the top of his art and constantly cited among the best footballers in the world, Sadio Mané has decided to leave Liverpool for Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022. More than a year after the Senegalese’s departure, Bassirou Sakho makes worrying revelations on Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool.
Sadio Mané became a world-class player under Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool. He was a young player with great potential when the German technician signed him from Southampton in 2016. A year after his arrival, Liverpool will enlist the other emerging African, Mohamed Salah, who is coming off a good cup of African Nations where he took Egypt to the final against Cameroon in Gabon.
Very quickly, Sadio Mané and Salah form a hellish duo and Liverpool are rubbing their hands. They allowed the Reds to lift not only the Premier League but also the Champions League. Teammates, they were also adversaries for individual distinctions and this is precisely where the relationship between the Senegalese and the Egyptian began to deteriorate.
The Pharaoh, who is more attracted by the goal, is constantly selfish, which often provokes the anger of Sadio Mané. Faced with this rivalry within the locker room at Anfield, Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool ended up making a choice. And Bassirou Sakho, player agent and Yannick Rauch, spoke about it in their book, Sadio Mané, the promise of Bambali, his true story.
How Klopp and Liverpool betrayed Sadio Mané
The divorce between Liverpool and Sadio Mané began when the Senegalese won CAN 2021 against Mohamed Salah, his club teammate. In their book, Bassirou Sakho and Yannick Rauch explained a little about the tension that reigned at Anfield after CAN 2021. Sadio Mané felt a little disadvantaged not to have benefited from a tribute after his victory in the European Cup. Africa of Nations.
“Another event, or rather non-event also seems to have an impact on the African champion’s low morale. Crowned with its victory with Senegal, no official celebration has yet been put in place by the club to celebrate its new African champion. It is false to say that Mané never spoke out for or against such a ceremony. Liverpool management should not have even waited for Sadio’s approval to pay him this deserved tribute. Some close to the best player in the CAN said that on the contrary, the native of Bambali would have wanted to have this recognition like all his teammates on the national team. “, we can read.
“Players from the Senegal national team, far from being starters in their club, were worthily celebrated. Numerous videos were broadcast in sports media and circulated on social networks. Liverpool have chosen to remain silent on this subject. According to rumors, it was a matter of not offending the club’s other star, Salah, defeated in the CAN final by Sadio. The club’s inaction is seen by many observers as a lack of respect. The leaders subsequently wanted to correct this communication error. The proposal for a standing ovation during the reception for the last championship match was coldly declined by Sadio Mané,” they first blurted out.
The recruitment of Luis Diaz and the broken promise to Sadio Mané
Having left for CAN 2021 in Cameroon, a competition which he won with Senegal, Sadio Mané was surprised by the recruitment of Luis Diaz, a left winger from FC Porto. However, before his departure for the selection, Jürgen Klopp, coach of the Reds, had promised him that the club would no longer recruit during the winter transfer window.
But a few days later, the German technician, with a smile on his face, announced the arrival of a profile similar to that of Bambali’s child. A betrayal that Sadio Mané did not digest before his departure from Liverpool, and it obviously showed him the plan of the club which no longer counts on him.
“The origins of this unhappiness seem to come from several factors. One of the first triggers, apart from Mohamed Salah’s regular selfishness, was at the end of January. While the Senegalese is evolving with his selection, Liverpool are taking advantage of the last hours of the transfer window to secure the services of Luis Diaz, also a left winger. A first sign which shows that the Reds are already thinking about the post-Mané era. If, of course, the sporting coherence of the club is to be underlined, the timing is however much more questionable. Indeed, Sadio Mané, before leaving to play the CAN, had the assurance that his club would no longer recruit during this winter transfer window. It is therefore a first betrayal that the player may have felt, on the part of his management,” they say in the book.
Liverpool sold Sadio Mané for economic reasons
At the end of the season, Liverpool had to make a choice between Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah. The club had to put an end to this rivalry, this war of leadership and ego on the pitch and in the locker room. Even if the two Africans perform and find themselves with their eyes closed on the field, Liverpool knows that they cannot extend a single one given the economic factor.
Sadio Mané who was 30 years old is therefore the star that Liverpool must sacrifice and Jürgen Klopp made the Senegalese understand that he should leave according to the revelations of Bassirou Sakho and Yannick Rauch.
“The choice is therefore quickly made on the side of the Liverpool board. Indeed, Klopp and Liverpool make Mané understand that he is living his last weeks on the banks of the Mersey. Almost 30 years old and one year before the end of his contract, Bambali’s child must be sold this summer if the Reds want to hope to rake in a few million euros. Liverpool therefore seems to be voluntarily doing everything possible to show their player that it is time for him to leave, otherwise his status and his playing time will be degraded next season. This widely used strategy is used by clubs to encourage the departure of their players. A thinly veiled threat,” they revealed.
“Player advisors also benefit from this. Indeed, a transfer is synonymous with a new negotiation of the player’s contract and consequently, the receipt of a new commission. Bjorn Bezemer, Sadio’s agent and his advisor in Senegal, remain surprisingly silent on this situation of distress, badly experienced by Bambali’s child, although they have numerous channels of communication. Instead of defending Sadio’s direct interests, they seem to go in the direction of the Reds and favor the departure of the Senegalese. An understandable strategy on a financial level, less so with regard to the well-being of the Senegalese. As for the consequences on the sporting future of number 10, the future is responsible for establishing the acuity of the chosen strategy. The sadness that accompanies Sadio, in what may be his final months at Liverpool, is understandable. “, they added.
The rest is history. Sadio Mané will sign for Bayern Munich and was also forced to pack his suitcase after only his first season.
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