Salihamidzic remembers his first visit to Mané: "He relaxed and peeled a mango"
Created: 06/22/2022, 10:59 am
By: Antonio Jose Riether
Hasan Salihamidzic landed a real superstar in Sadio Mané.
The sports director of FC Bayern now spoke about the background to his king transfer.
Munich – The past few months have not been particularly encouraging for Hasan Salihamidzic.
First, Bayern were knocked out early in the DFB Cup, followed by the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Robert Lewandowski's intentions to change made the situation for the sports director even more difficult.
With the safe transfer of Premier League star Sadio Mané, he is now collecting a lot of plus points.
In an interview, Brazzo explained how the deal came about.
Sadio Mane |
Born: April 10, 1992 |
Position: Left Wing, Striker |
Previous professional positions: FC Metz, RB Salzburg, FC Southampton, FC Liverpool |
National player: Senegal 89 games (31 goals) |
Salihamidzic came up with the Mané idea "in the garden" for the first time - Gnabry consultants arranged the transfer
Without Serge Gnabry, the Mané transfer would probably not have happened, Salihamidzic reveals to
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For the first time he thought "at home in the garden" about the Liverpool star as a potential reinforcement.
"Marco Neppe, our technical director, and I sat with Björn Bezemer and Daniel Delonga, who advise Serge Gnabry with your agency "ROOF". Although it was about a possible extension with the German national player, the gentlemen present then rambled apparently off.
Relaxed sports director: Hasan Salihamidzic after Sadio Mané's medical check on Tuesday.
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“The name Sadio Mané, which is also managed by Björn, came up for the first time.
During the conversation, I thought to myself: 'Oops, something's possible!'” recalls the 45-year-old, who was already gathering initial information.
"When I brought Björn to the door, I asked him how big the chance of Mané really was.
When I heard that Mané had turned down all attempts to extend Liverpool, I was immediately hooked." Then everything seemed to happen very quickly, because "two days later Julian Nagelsmann, Marco and I were on the plane to Liverpool," said the ex- Professional.
Sadio Mané welcomed the Bayern officials with shorts, fruit - and a "Servus"
So the Munich entourage met the Senegalese, who was looking for a new challenge.
“Sadio received us at his home, stood in the doorway in shorts and relaxed peeling a mango.
With a big smile he greeted us with a 'Servus!'”, said Salihamidzic, who also emphasized the existing knowledge of German of the former RB Salzburg player.
“The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed right from the start.
We immediately bonded, I had a good feeling straight away," said the Bosnian
about the first impression in an interview with the
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The first encounter lasted “about four hours”, after some small talk the club officials sat down in a corner of the couch with the Africa Cup of Nations winner.
There, Salihamidzic assured him that he would "bang his head against the wall to get it".
Julian Nagelsmann also explained his "sporting game concept" to Mané, which is why he probably noticed that his way of playing "fits like a glove" with FC Bayern.
The efforts of the Bayern decision-makers paid off, the newcomer will be officially presented on Wednesday.
(ajr)
