Sadio Mane is about to cost Liverpool millions

Former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane looks set to become the latest high-profile player to move to Saudi Arabia

Sadio Mane looks set to be denied a reunion with Liverpool this summer, a year on from leaving the Reds.

The Senegalese, who scored 120 goals from 269 appearances across six seasons at Anfield, won every major honour with Liverpool before leaving for Bayern Munich last summer. However, his time in Bavaria looks set to come to a premature end.

Fabrizio Romano reports that the 31-year-old is set to become the latest high-profile player to move to Saudi Arabia, with a deal between Al-Nassr and Bayern reportedly agreed. Consequently, Mane is set to miss out on facing his former side in Singapore, with Liverpool due to face the German giants on Wednesday (August 2)

In truth, the Senegal international’s imminent exit is no surprise, given his flailing fortunes in Munich during the second half of last season.

The forward would make 38 appearances in all competitions for Bayern, with 27 coming from the start, and featured 25 times in the Bundesliga. However, a leg injury, which required surgery, saw him miss over three months of the campaign and ruled him out of the mid-season World Cup.

He would later be deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Thomas Tuchel, with the writing on the wall for Mane since he allegedly punched team-mate Leroy Sane in the face after Bayern’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League last season. The pair were seen arguing both on the pitch and after the final whistle, with that confrontation continuing into the dressing room.