"Did Sadio Mané absolutely": Ex-Bayern coach reveals that almost everything would have turned out very differently
Created: 09/26/2022, 10:07 am
By: Nico Scheck
Sadio Mané almost ended up at Manchester United.
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Sadio Mané has enjoyed great success with Liverpool FC.
He now plays for FC Bayern Munich.
Almost everything would have turned out differently.
Munich – One has recently been playing at Bayern Munich, the other coached Munich years ago.
And both tell the same story.
Sadio Mané almost ended up at another club years ago.
As Louis van Gaal now revealed to the Dutch broadcaster
NOS
, he once wanted to lure Mané to Manchester United.
Van Gaal, Bayern coach from 2009 to 2011, would have liked to have signed the Senegalese from Southampton FC.
The end is known.
Mané decided against it and switched to Liverpool FC in the summer of 2016.
In 2022, the step to FC Bayern followed.
Van Gaal was 'absolutely keen to sign' Mané
"Sadio Mané is a real team player and that's why I really wanted to sign him.
It's difficult to play against these players," explained the current coach of the Dutch national team.
In fact, there were rumors about Mané back in August 2015.
Years later, in May 2022, the winger revealed to the
Telegraph
: "I had everything agreed.
Everything was ready, but instead I thought: 'No, I want to go to Liverpool'.” With the “Reds”, Mané won the English championship and the Champions League, among other things.
Mané is in crisis - and hits
Mané is currently in crisis at Bayern.
After a promising start, his shape curve is going down.
His last goal in the Bayern squad was on August 31, in a 5-0 win in the DFB Cup against third division side Viktoria Köln.
The result: Mané's market value has collapsed.
At least the 30-year-old was able to gain self-confidence during the international break.
Mané scored from the penalty spot for Senegal in their international match against Bolivia at the weekend.
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