After years of brilliance and scoring dozens of goals between them, it seems that the era of Senegalese Sadio Mane, Egyptian Mohamed Salah and Brazilian Roberto Firmino has come to an end in Liverpool and the English Premier League.
The intersecting news confirms that Mane has made his decision to leave Liverpool and give up this trio, who scored 274 goals.
It was not surprising that this trio reached a separation, but the element who wrote the last word on this page in the history of the "Reds" - that is, Mane - was shocking.
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The beginning was with Firmino, who talked a lot about his departure after he lost his main position in the attack of coach Jurgen Klopp.
Then Salah’s turn came after the questions and rumors that accompanied the renewal of his contract with the team, before he settled the controversy and confirmed that he would remain in the team until the summer of 2023, with the end of his contract.
However, Mane, 30, surprised everyone by announcing his intention to leave the team this summer before the end of his contract next summer.
The announcement came immediately after Liverpool lost to Real Madrid by a clean goal in the Champions League final, after 6 years spent at Anfield.
It seems that Bayern Munich is the closest to winning Mane's services to replace Polish star Robert Lewandowski, who openly announced that his days in the Bavarian team are over and he is close to joining Barcelona.
Mane hopes to achieve his dream and play in the League and wear the shirt of one of its poles, Barcelona or Real Madrid, and most importantly, the realization of a bigger dream.
The player who scored 22 goals this season for his team in all competitions and led his country to win the African Nations Cup and qualify for the Qatar World Cup 2022, has a dream of winning the Golden Ball and Mane believes that his move to the Spanish League may achieve this big dream for him.
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Mane says that "he plays for the team, and he is more important than the players and I am happy to win collective titles, but at the same time I dream of the Golden Ball, ready to sacrifice everything possible for it. I was very close in the past and this gives me an incentive to continue working and not lose hope."
It is noteworthy that Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is the last player to win the Ballon d'Or in 2008 outside the Spanish League, and the last African player to win the award was Liberian George Weah, the former Milan star 27 years ago.
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But Mane's departure, Firmino's age, and the expiration of Salah's contract next summer, puts Liverpool - who supported his ranks with Portuguese Diego Jota and Colombian Luis Diaz - in a critical offensive position.
Belgian striker Divock Origi moved to Milan and there is no distinct attacking talent in the transfer market after Paris Saint-Germain succeeded in extending Mbappe's contract and Manchester City kidnapped the Norwegian star Erling Haaland.