Liverpool require more than 25 million pounds for the departure of Sadio Mane
Liverpool seem determined to only allow Senegalese star Sadio Mane to leave for more than 25 million pounds ($31.6 million) provided he has a suitable replacement, according to a news report on Sunday.
This comes in light of reports that Bayern Munich, the holder of the German Football League (Bundesliga) title in the last ten seasons, is interested in the Senegal star.
And the British news agency (PA Media), reported today, Sunday, that Bayern, who is likely to lose the services of its Polish striker Robert Lewandowski this summer, has not yet contacted the Liverpool administration about any possible deal.
A day after Liverpool's defeat in the Champions League final against Real Madrid, reports indicated that Mane wants to move to Germany before the end of his current contract, which expires after 12 months.
The agency indicated that Mane (30 years) has not yet made clear his intentions for the club, which he joined from Southampton for 30 million pounds six years ago.
But with only 12 months remaining on his current contract, Mane's contract extension with Liverpool seems less likely, despite scoring 23 goals with the red team this season in all competitions.
Last Wednesday, Mane hinted that he would announce a "special" decision about his long-term plans after the Champions League final against Real Madrid, but after the team's 1-0 loss to the Spanish team in the French capital, Paris, the player did not appear in front of the media.
The response of German Juergen Klopp, coach of Liverpool, to the rumors of Mane's transfer to Bayern in his pre-match press conference in Paris, was ambiguous, and he did not give a full answer.
"Wherever Sadio plays next year, he will be a great player," Klopp said.
And Mane is not the only contractual issue that Liverpool must resolve this summer, as his two attacking colleagues, Egyptian Mohamed Salah and Brazilian Roberto Firmino, enter the last 12 months of their contract.
And Steven Gerrard, the icon of Liverpool, advised Mane not to leave the English club.
The current Aston Villa coach said that Mohamed Salah said he would stay in the team, adding, "I know there is some noise around Mane, but why should it be assumed that they (Mane and Salah) want to leave the team as long as they know that they will be able to compete at the end of the season?" .
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