Sadio Mané is FC Bayern's new superstar.
In an interview, he talks about his family and the enthusiasm for football in his homeland of Senegal.
Munich – Senegal has almost 17 million inhabitants.
Senegal is a football crazy country.
And Senegal has been the reigning African champion since January.
Because so much in the West African country revolves around the round leather, Sadio Mané emphasized during the negotiations between his former club Liverpool FC and his future club Bayern Munich that all Senegalese should be satisfied with his future job.
The highly talented footballer will do that job on July 1 on Säbener Strasse in Munich.
Sadio Mané: From Liverpool FC to Bayern Munich
At the local FC Bayern.
The German Bundesliga record champions.
The 30-year-old striker promised his soon-to-be employer new attention in his home country.
It is not an insignificant benefit in a competitive international market.
"When FC Bayern Munich plays, nobody will work that day.
All over Senegal.
It's like a holiday," Mané explained in an interview with club media.
If FC Bayern Munich is playing, nobody will be working that day.
Sadio Mané, new Bundesliga superstar
Mané, who is considered down-to-earth and reflective, is said to have an intense relationship with his homeland.
“They are convinced that I always make the right decisions.
So of course they were happy for me," said the offensive player about his family: "And you know FC Bayern as one of the best clubs in the world."
Mané, who sometimes criticizes the professional football industry, persistently takes care of his home village, where he once grew up.
The attacker, who lost the Champions League final with LFC against Real Madrid, had a hospital and school built in Bambali.
The football star paid for everything out of his own pocket.
And that's not all. As the Schweizer
Blick
writes, every family in the village receives 70 euros a month as support.
He advertises a prize of 400 euros for the best students at Bambali High School and laptops are made available to the school.
All paid for by the soon-to-be FC Bayern striker.
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"I loved football more than school, my family wasn't happy about that.
For them, playing football was a waste of time," left winger Mané continued: "But I just followed my dream.
Until my family understood that there was no way to stop me from playing football.
In the end they tried to support me.”
Sadio Mané: New striker wants title with Bayern Munich
Meanwhile, the "newcomer" not only promised Bayern and their fans a lot of TV viewers in West Africa: Today, my biggest dream is to win all kinds of trophies.
With FC Bayern Munich."
(pm)
