The 30-year-old has signed a contract with the German champions until 2025. Bayern will initially pay Liverpool ,5 27.5 million £ with an additional εκατο 5 million £ based on appearances and will pay another εκατο 2.5 million £ based on individual and team achievements. The deal overshadows what Liverpool paid for Manet – εκατο 31 million £ plus εκατο 2.5 million in surcharges – with Southampton taking no extra money. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player As he leaves the Premier League for the Bundesliga, we see Santo Mane’s best goals for Southampton and Liverpool Mane had just one year on his contract at Anfield and is leaving after signing the club record with Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez from Benfica. He leaves Merseyside having made 269 appearances in all competitions since leaving Southampton in 2016, during which he scored 120 goals and 48 assists. At the age of six in Anfield he won the Premier League, the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup.
Mane: This is the right time for this challenge
Santo Mane revealed that he had “no doubt” about leaving Liverpool to go to Bayern, having followed the club during his tenure at Austrian Red Bull Salzburg. He said: “I am very happy to finally be with FC Bayern in Munich. We had a lot of discussions and I felt the great interest of this great club from the beginning. “So there was no doubt in my mind from the beginning: This is the right time for this challenge. I want to achieve a lot with this club, also internationally. “During my time in Salzburg I watched a lot of Bayern games – I really like this club!” In a separate farewell interview in Liverpool, Manet explained that it was important for him to leave the club in good relations, saying: “I sent a big message to say goodbye to everyone, which is normal. They were sad, as I was, but it’s part of life. We just have to accept it. “That was the plan from the beginning – to leave Liverpool in a very good way. It was fantastic at the club, in the locker room. “I’m friendly with everyone, with the coaching staff, even with the kitchen staff, with the ladies in the kitchen! So for me, leaving in a good way is so, so important – and [for] and the fans “.
“Mane’s commitment can not be blamed”
Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Santo Mane landed at Munich airport before being transferred to Bayern Munich, with former Liverpool striker John Barnes impressed with Mane’s time at the club. Former Liverpool midfielder John Barnes told Sky Sports News: “This is modern football – players come and go. The only thing clubs can demand from their players is to be 100 percent committed while they are on hand and that is what Santo Mane did. “It was the same with Gini Wijnaldum last summer. It’s sad to see him go, but Mane decided he needed a new challenge. Financially, it’s also a better move for him, but you can not complain about what he did as much as was here was absolutely fantastic. “It will be disappointing to see him leave as the club did everything they could to keep him, but they could not be held for ransom to pay him what he wanted. “Liverpool have already brought in Diego Jotta and Luis Diaz, so what Darwin Nunez needs to change is that he will give Liverpool a bigger threat inside the penalty area. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player As he leaves the Premier League for the Bundesliga, we see Santo Mane’s best goals for Southampton and Liverpool “We are a very good team in the counterattack with space behind, but sometimes when the teams defend deeply and numerically, we did not have such a large presence in the area, something that Nunez will give us. “It will give us a real orthodox presence to get to the ends of the crosses in addition to what we already have. The players need time to sleep, but most of Jurgen Klopp’s transfers have reached the ground.”
What positions is Liverpool aiming for?
Sky Sports News reporter Vinny O’Connor: Liverpool will try to strengthen their offensive line this season. The fact that they even talked to Kylian Mbappe shows how much they intend to add further quality to the top. They have already secured the signing of Darwin Nunez, but it makes sense with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino entering the final year of their contracts. The departure of Manet, who also had a year in his contract, and Divok Origi, who has already decided to leave, is making reinforcement in this area a priority. With Fabio Carvalho officially starting his career at Liverpool on July 1, any further reshuffle in the midfield could depend on the future of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino. Oxlade-Chamberlain made 29 appearances in a season of 63 games and has not played since the FA Cup win over Forest in March, while Minamino made just 24 appearances and both could look for more opportunities in the first team. Oxlade-Chamberlain is another player with just one year left on his contract. Reinforcing the back line does not seem to be a priority with Ibrahima Konate offering another option to Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk, while Joe Gomez can cover right back and center back.
