FC Bayern or nothing! The Munich royal transfer Sadio Mané has turned down other offers for the German record champions.
“My advisor told me that there were also inquiries from other clubs. But I got the feeling right away when Bayern presented the plan to me,” said the 30-year-old from the “Bild” newspaper.
He “found himself more again” there, added the new signing from Liverpool FC. Bayern are paying up to 41 million euros for the Senegalese striker, who will be given a contract until 2025. He is to be officially presented on Wednesday.
Mané “fire and flame” for FC Bayern
Mané emphasized that he was “on fire” for Bayern when he heard about the interest: “I saw myself there right away. For me it was the right club at the right time. It’s one of the biggest clubs in the world and the team is always fighting for all the titles, so for me it was a very good idea and the right decision to come here.”
He wants to “do everything to win titles with my teammates,” promised Mané. Talking about the final in the Champions League, which he just lost to Real Madrid (0-1) with the Reds of team manager Jürgen Klopp, is “still a bit early, we haven’t even played a game together. We But we will do everything we can to make it to the final.”
Mané is keeping a low profile on the Lewandowski debate
At Bayern, Mané could attack with Robert Lewandowski. However, the world footballer from Poland actually wants to leave the club in the summer for FC Barcelona.
When asked if he would like Lewandowski to stay, Mané replied: “I’m not a player who focuses on things like that. I’m here for FC Bayern. And I’ll do everything I can to ensure that my team Colleagues win titles!”