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Sadio Mané during the Champions League match between Liverpool and Villarreal
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Star striker Sadio Mané's move from Liverpool FC to Bayern Munich is perfect.
The club confirmed the signing of the 30-year-old on Wednesday.
Mane is said to cost a transfer fee of 32 million euros plus a maximum of nine million euros in bonuses and will receive a three-year contract.
He is scheduled to be presented later today (4:00 p.m.).
CEO Oliver Kahn praised the Senegalese as a player "like there are very few in the world" and spoke of a "very, very strong package.
With players like him, all big goals are possible at FC Bayern.«
Mané, who turned down other offers, confessed: "For me there was no doubt from the start: This is the right time for this challenge.
I want to achieve a lot with this club, also internationally.«
The change of the offensive player from Liverpool to FC Bayern has been decided since the end of last week.
According to media reports, both clubs had agreed on a transfer, but the confirmation from Munich was still pending.
Mané's contract at Liverpool would have expired in 2023.
Bayern should pay a fee of 32 million euros for him.
According to reports, this can increase to up to 41 million through additional payments.
One of the best for FC Bayern
Mané comes as one of the best Premier League attackers in recent years, he won the Champions League in 2019 and at the end of May he missed his second title in the premier class with the "Reds" against Real Madrid.
Mané played for RB Salzburg from 2012 to 2014, after two years at FC Southampton he moved to Liverpool in 2016 for a fee of 41 million euros.
In the English Premier League he scored 111 goals and 47 assists in 263 appearances.
The future of Bayern's goalkeeper Robert Lewandowski is still open, as is that of Serge Gnabry.
Lewandowski definitely wants to go to FC Barcelona, while Gnabry has not yet extended his contract, which expires in 2023.
FC Bayern have so far signed right-back Noussair Mazraoui and midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, both from Ajax Amsterdam.
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