He’s good, but is he that good?
Jurgen Klopp seems to have adopted the age-old Scouse custom of raiding Southampton armed with a stack of cash, as he hopes to make Sadio Mane one of the most expensive players in Liverpool’s history.
The German is pushing hard to secure the signature of 24-year-old Senegalese forward, and is hoping that around £30m will be enough to prise him away from the Saints.
Mane was dropped from the starting line-up last February due to disciplinary reasons, and has made no secret of his desire to potentially leave Southampton.
The two clubs have been in talks for a number of weeks now, and the Anfield club are confident that a compromise can be struck very soon. However, Southampton are holding out for more.
Reports claim that they want a whopping £40m for the player who scored 15 goals in 43 games last season, and as you can imagine, this has not gone down well amongst Liverpool’s discerning fans…
https://twitter.com/BennRice/status/746352672828235777
#Saints want £40m for Mane??? Bloody nora! Have you seen what you have done Boris??? #Brexit #LFC
— Chris Sharples (@chrissharples) June 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/ShahRahman1712/status/746351234676891648
https://twitter.com/SuperBurns/status/746347272158515200
https://twitter.com/MerseysideFisch/status/746327109975613440
https://twitter.com/MartySikora/status/742679256795361280
People trying to defend 40M for mane I'll put this to bed right now… if BR bid 40m for mane you'd all be up in arms.. #LFC
— Kaio-KenWillz (@K_Willzzz) June 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/ZakBulls99/status/742807823504027650
https://twitter.com/KevinEmmanuel93/status/742730970378436608
Signing Mane for £40m –
Pros: Andy Carroll is no longer our most expensive player ever
Cons: Sadio Mane is our most expensive player ever
— Lewis Bower (@LewisBower2021) June 14, 2016
