Sadio Mane has broken his silence following reports he will be leaving Bayern Munich to sign with a new club after only one season with the Bavarian giants.
The transfer saga involving the record German champions and the 31-year-old appears to be reaching its final chapter after the dynamic attacker revealed on Monday night that he would be departing the Allianz Arena.
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Senegal's all-time top goalscorer will be leaving Bavaria to join Saudi Pro League giants Al Nassr on a reported three-year deal, with a medical understood to have been completed on earlier this week, with the transfer fee the SPL club will pay Bayern is rumoured to be in the region of £24 million (R550 million).
Having spent a lone, ultimately disappointing, season with Die Roten, the reigning CAF Men's Player of the Year has admitted he is gutted to already be leaving the home of the six-time European champions.
"Leaving FC Bayern hurts me," Mane told Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg.
"I would have wished for a different ending.
"I know that I could have helped the team this season. I wanted to prove it to everyone this season.
"Nevertheless, I only wish the club and the fans the best for the future."
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The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations winner will now join forces with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo Brozovic and Seko Fofana in Riyadh in playing for the Knights of Najd.
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