Sadio Mane will partner Cristiano Ronaldo in the new season in Saudi Arabia after sealing a move to Al-Nassr from Bayern Munich.
Sadio Mane’s terrible tenure at Bayern Munich has thus come to an end thanks to Al-Nassr’s announcement that they have signed him for £34 million. After signing players like Seko Fofana, Marcelo Brozovic, and Alex Telles to Al-Nassr this summer, Mane, 31, will join Cristiano Ronaldo’s team in the Saudi Pro League. The forward only joined Bayern last year for £35 million, but he failed to adapt to life in Germany, scoring only 12 goals for the squad and had a public falling-out with colleague Leroy Sane.
Mane now becomes the latest in a long line of top talents from Europe’s top five leagues to make the switch to Saudi Arabia, with the 31-year-old set to pocket a staggering £34m-a-year (£650,000-a-week).
And in a video released by the Saudi club, Mane’s arrival was announced to the tune of a new chant for the former Liverpool star with fans chanting: ‘Sadio. MANE. Running down the wing. MANE. Hear Nassrawis sing. MANE. We’re all bouncing in Riyadh!’
With five goals before the end of August and another six by the time the Bundesliga was suspended for the World Cup in Qatar, the attacker appeared to have a great start to his time with the team.
Mane’s participation for the African champions was subsequently ruled out due to an injury, which would later prove to be a turning point in his season. After his comeback in February, Julian Nagelsmann was fired in favour of Tuchel to save Bayern’s chances of winning the Bundesliga, and he managed just one more goal in all competitions for the remainder of the season.
Tru News Report previously mentioned that Sadio Mane’s debut season at Bayern Munich, which was a colossal letdown, has now been redefined by players in the German top flight as the worst in the competition.
After six years, Mane joined Bayern for £35 million, leaving Liverpool. After his significant contributions to Jurgen Klopp’s team’s success at the time, some called it the “worst bit of business ever seen in football” from a Liverpool perspective.
Liverpool may have missed him down the left, but Mane wasn’t exactly at his best in Bavaria. He concluded the season with 12 goals across all competitions, helping Bayern defeat Borussia Dortmund to win yet another championship on a thrilling championship day.
However, Mane was a bench player versus Koln after a terrible few months. After breaking his fibula and missing the World Cup with Senegal, he received a hefty fine and a suspension from his club for reportedly striking teammate Leroy Sane. The altercation is believed to have occurred in the locker room following the 3-0 loss to Manchester City in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Every year, all 252 professionals have their say on the player of the season – as well as which outfielder was the biggest disappointment. And as per Kicker, Mane accrued a whopping 41.7% of the votes to win by an absolute landslide.
