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Liverpool fans can hardly believe how much Southampton want for Sadio Mane

Published 16:00 24 Jun 2016 BST

Updated 16:01 24 Jun 2016 BST

Nooruddean Choudry
Liverpool fans can hardly believe how much Southampton want for Sadio Mane

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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 https://twitter.com/chrissharples/status/746352253703970817 https://twitter.com/ShahRahman1712/status/746351234676891648 https://twitter.com/SuperBurns/status/746347272158515200 https://twitter.com/MerseysideFisch/status/746327109975613440     https://twitter.com/MartySikora/status/742679256795361280 https://twitter.com/K_Willzzz/status/742776666259361797 https://twitter.com/ZakBulls99/status/742807823504027650 https://twitter.com/KevinEmmanuel93/status/742730970378436608 https://twitter.com/LewisBower_/status/742681097478242305

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Liverpool fans can hardly believe how much Southampton want for Sadio Mane