Ronaldo congratulated the FCB transfer
Sadio Mané wants to be one of the top performers again in the Champions League second leg against Paris Saint-Germain in a week and still has a lot of faith in FC Bayern this season. “I hope that I can collect minutes quickly and get back to my old form towards the second leg against PSG,” said the 30-year-old Senegal international in an interview with “Sport Bild”. Mané injured his foot before the World Cup in Qatar and made his comeback in the 3-0 win over Union Berlin on Sunday.
The German record champions will play the round of 16 second leg against PSG on March 8 in Munich, before that Bayern will meet VfB Stuttgart away in the Bundesliga on Saturday (6:30 p.m. / Sky). FCB won the first leg in Paris 1-0. “Our current team has shown what they are capable of. If you ask me whether we can keep up with all the teams: Definitely, I don’t see a team that is bigger than Bayern or would be unbeatable,” said Mané.
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This picture also played a role in his move to Munich. “Bayern has won the Champions League six times, the club is one of the biggest in the world. This strength is known everywhere, the history has a radiance. Incidentally, that’s how it was in my case when I decided to move to Munich,” explained Mané, who added with a view to Julian Nagelsmann: “The coach was one of the biggest supporters of my transfer. (…) Julian has an unbelievable level of energy and subordinates everything to success. I love his hunger, his absolute desire to succeed. He has the quality to coach big teams.”
Mané “never had any doubts” about moving to Bayern
FC Bayern transferred 32 million euros to Liverpool for Mané last summer and also made further statements on the transfer market with the signings of Matthijs de Ligt (23; 67 million euros to Juventus) and João Cancelo (28: loaned from Man City). . In total, Munich spent 145.5 million euros on new players this season – a club record.
“I never had any doubts when moving to Munich. When I decided to leave Liverpool FC after six successful years, I only wanted to go to Bayern, to the Bundesliga. I know the league from my time in Salzburg. Back then I wasn’t following the Premier League, but the Bundesliga. So many players have moved there from Austria. FC Bayern was very appealing to me back then,” Mané said, explaining his move, which he doesn’t see as a signal for top international players.
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The Bundesliga is also not a training league for the attacker. Stars like Kevin De Bruyne (24), Jadon Sancho (22) and Erling Haaland (22) made the leap to top clubs in the German upper house and brought the Bundesliga a corresponding reputation. “I see it completely differently, I also get different feedback from former colleagues in England. Germany and the Bundesliga are often made a little too small for me in public. I also followed the Bundesliga from England, so I wasn’t surprised – my opinion was confirmed. I’m sure we’ll soon see even more Premier League stars in the Bundesliga,” said Mané.
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When asked if Tottenham striker Harry Kane (29), who has long been associated with Bayern Munich, could be one of the next Premier League stars to move to Germany, Mané replied: “The league here is very tight, balanced. Check out how tight it gets at the top. And the atmosphere in the stadiums: why should anyone say no to the Bundesliga? That would surprise me.”
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Cristiano Ronaldo congratulated Mané on the Bayern transfer
Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (38) is also said to have been offered to FC Bayern and BVB last summer. “That says everything about the Bundesliga and only underlines what I said before: you sometimes underestimate the Bundesliga here! This is also shown by the recent successes in the Champions League,” Mané made clear. “I met Ronaldo in Mallorca before the season when my move was already decided. Ronaldo congratulated me on moving to Munich and said: ‘A great club. That’s a great move for you!’”
Mané also knew surprise team and title competitor Union Berlin. “Even before they played in the premier league. I followed your path, I knew how Union developed. Of course nobody could have predicted that they would be so far up the field, but I have great respect for Union,” he said. “There are excellent players, super talents, not only here at Bayern. Kolo Muani, Kamada and Nkunku just to name a few. Great single player! I knew our guys before, they have great quality. I see that in every training session.”
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Mané was surprised by the physicality in the Bundesliga. “It’s always said that the Premier League is more physical, harder. That’s what a lot of people think. But on the field I noticed: ‘Wow, the guys here are really strong!’ The league is at least as physical as the Premier League,” said the left winger. “In addition, many teams play a higher pressing. I really enjoy it here, I’m happy about my choice, glad that I ended up in Munich.”
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