Liverpool are said to be ready to finally meet the value of £40m for Sadio Mane by Bayern Munich in a few days.
Mane enthralled Reds fans last month, hinting that he would like to leave Anfield for a new challenge this summer. The 30-year-old has less than 12 months left on his current contract and has not compromised with Liverpool’s hierarchy for his new contract.
Bayern Munich emerged as the frontrunners for the signing of this grudge star, but the German giants have already seen two offers pushed back to the Reds. But, according to the Telegraph, confidence is growing at Merseyside that Bayern will finally make an acceptable bid for Man this week.
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Mane has been a huge hit since joining the club from Southampton in the summer of 2016 and has developed into one of the Premier League’s deadliest forwards. The Senegalese star has scored 120 goals in 269 appearances for Liverpool and will be the first member of Liverpool’s previously unbeaten strikers trio to leave the club.
Losing Mane will hurt, but Liverpool are hoping to ease the blow of the popular striker’s departure by signing Benfica’s hotshot Darwin Nunez.
The 22-year-old Uruguayan striker is being chased by many European heavyweights after scoring 34 goals in 41 games for the Portuguese giant last season, but Liverpool are in a dramatic position to block rivals’ interest and close a deal in the next few days. there is. .
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Liverpool could soften the blow that lost Mane by signing Darwin Nunez (Image: PA)
The same report from The Telegraph claims that negotiations between Liverpool and Benfica are “at an advanced stage” and any deal will be worth an initial £60m fee.
However, Nunez’s total package could exceed the club’s record £75m transfer fee paid by the Reds to sign Virgil van Dyke in 2018, based on various additional terms and bonuses.
Nunez was removed from the Uruguayan team after beating Panama 5-0 on Saturday. His move to blockbusterweight Anfield is getting closer.
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