Former Irish football star Robbie Keane asked why any player would leave Liverpool in order to join Bayern Munich?!
Kane's question comes amid strong controversy over the possibility of Senegalese striker Sadio Mane moving from Liverpool to Bayern this summer.
Kane, the former Liverpool star, said in a press statement, "If Mane leaves Liverpool, it will definitely be a great loss for the team. If the rumors are true and Mane moves to Bayern Munich, it will be a great deal for the German club. Because Bayern is about to lose its striker Robert Lewandowski." .
"I don't really see a reason for you to leave Liverpool to Bayern Munich at this time, especially when you have a coach like Jurgen Klopp, and what the team is currently offering by winning two titles and it could have become 4 titles in the past season," Kane said.
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The former Liverpool star added, "I was surprised by this. He (Mane) is a great player. I am sure that any team he goes to will be happy with this player."
Mane scored 90 goals in 196 matches with Liverpool in the Premier League since he joined the team in the 2016-2017 season from Southampton.
During this period, only Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah (118 goals) and Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane (134 goals), were surpassed by Mane in the English Premier League.
It is certain that Mane's departure from Liverpool will leave a large void that needs to be filled, but the "Reds" are close to contracting the Uruguayan Darwin Nunez, the Benfica striker, to be a possible alternative to Mane.
Nunez scored 48 goals in 85 matches with Benfica in all competitions, and was a starter in 61 of those matches.
His average goal is 1.2 goals every 90 minutes in the Portuguese league matches last season.
On the other hand, the average score for Mane in the English Premier League is 0.5 goal every 90 minutes, taking into account the difference in the strength of the two competitions.