Sadio Mane joins Bayern Munich from Liverpool on a a few-yr deal for £35m – ‘The correct time for this challenge’

Sadio Mane has joined Bayern Munich on a 3-yr contract for £35m from Liverpool.

“I am incredibly satisfied to eventually be with FC Bayern in Munich,” Mane told the club’s web-site.

“We experienced a whole lot of talks and I felt the terrific fascination of this large club from the start out. So there was no doubt in my intellect ideal from the get started: This is the ideal time for this obstacle. I want to attain a lot with this club, also internationally. Through my time in Salzburg I adopted numerous FC Bayern online games – I like this club incredibly a great deal!”

Mane flew into Munich on Tuesday to total his healthcare at Barmherzige Bruder clinic. He was pictured leaving the clinic in Bayern’s training kit to sign autographs at lunchtime.

Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn explained: “We are delighted that we’ve been in a position to recruit Sadio Mane for FC Bayern. With his exceptional performances and his excellent successes at the optimum intercontinental amount more than a lot of yrs, there are incredibly few players like him in the planet.

“We are confident that Sadio Mane will delight our supporters in the coming many years with his spectacular model of enjoy. He’s bold and keen to get more titles. This package deal is quite sturdy. With players like him at FC Bayern, all the greatest ambitions are feasible.”

Mane will be unveiled by the Bundesliga champions through a presentation at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.

Liverpool agreed to a price of £27.4m with an supplemental £5.1m primarily based on appearances and £2.6m based on specific and workforce achievements.

‘I’ll be Liverpool’s No. 1 fan’

Mane has been at Liverpool for six decades, signing up for from Southampton for £31m in addition £2.5m in add-ons, and has scored 120 goals in 269 appearances in all competitions for the club.

“Clearly it is peculiar – seriously, actually unusual – to no extended be a Liverpool player soon after six yrs invested at Anfield,” he explained to Liverpool.

“But of study course I experienced a good time, an unbelievable time, and considering that my to start with working day I really, truly savored training, actively playing, at Anfield specifically and in front of these amazing supporters. Now it is arrive to the finish, so what can you say?

“Just after each one particular of my online games in Munich I will occur to the dressing area and I will enjoy Liverpool, for absolutely sure, for the reason that I am heading to be Liverpool’s No.1 supporter without end. I just want to say very good luck to them and I have an eye on them.

“And for positive they will be even better mainly because I know the boys: wonderful gamers, wonderful expertise, great maturity and angle, so of course, Liverpool will usually remain even greater, for absolutely sure.”

The 30-year-old assisted Liverpool conclude their 30-year wait around for a Leading League title and their sixth Champions League in 2019.

Liverpool signed Darwin Nunez for a likely club history of £85m past 7 days though they have also purchased promising midfielder Fabio Carvalho from Fulham and Aberdeen proper-back Calvin Ramsay.