Bayern Munich prepare Sadio Mane’s second £ 30million bid after Liverpool reject the first bid … but the Reds are holding on for £ 42.5m as they see Benfica striker Darwin Núñez as a substitute .
- Bayern Munich have rejected Liverpool’s first bid for star Sadio Mane
- Mane said he would leave Anfield if the Senegalese people wanted him
- The Senegalese striker has asked his teammate Thiago to stay at his home in Munich
- Liverpool are interested in Benfica’s Darwin Nunez, but are unwilling to pay more
For Simon Jones for the Daily Mail and Lee Davey for Mailonline
Posted: 22:44, 6 June 2022 | Updated: 00:32, June 7, 2022
Bayern Munich are preparing a new £ 30million bid for Liverpool striker Sadio Mane after his initial bid was rejected.
Sportsmail reported that Liverpool rejected Bayern’s £ 21million offer plus an additional £ 4.6m in add-ons which included whether the Germans would win the Champions League.
Liverpool want more than £ 42.5m for 30-year-old Mane to replace him.
Sadio Mane will leave Anfield this summer with Bayern Munich leading the race to sign him
Benwin’s Darwin Núñez could replace Mane, but Liverpool will not pay too much for the striker
Liverpool are among the clubs interested in Benwin’s Darwin Núñez, but will not pay the odds of the 22-year-old.
Manchester United, Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain remain interested in the Uruguayan who has impressed this season with 34 goals in 41 games in all competitions.
Mane has 12 months left to execute his current deal and has hinted that his future may be elsewhere.
At a press conference last week, the striker let slip that he would leave Anfield to appease fans in his homeland.
Mane told the press that he would leave Liverpool if the Senegalese people wanted him
“I respect the fans and the team, but between 60 and 70 percent of Senegalese want him to leave Liverpool? .
But Sportsmail has revealed that Mané has already asked his Liverpool team-mate Thiago if he can move to Munich if he joins Bayern this summer, further questioning his future.
Bayern president Herbert Hainer spoke about the possible acquisition of Mane and told the German channel BILD: “If we really want a player, we can get him. But it has to suit us.”
Meanwhile, Liverpool are continuing talks with Aberdeen on 18-year-old right-back Calvin Ramsay, and have confirmed that James Milner, 36, has signed a new one-year contract on reduced terms. Teammate Naby Keita is also expected to sign a new deal.