Sadio Mane has decided to leave Liverpool this summer after six brilliant seasons at Anfield, ac-cording to multiple reports out of the UK one day after the Reds were beaten by Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final.
Mane, 30, has reportedly told his Liverpool teammates he will be leaving the club this summer with just one year remaining on his current contract.
He will reportedly formally inform the club of his decision in the coming days. If he does indeed transfer elsewhere this summer, Sadio Mane will finish his Liverpool career with 192 goals in 454 games (all competitions), including 144 in 348 in the Premier League. Not a bad return on a $43-million initial investment. Mohamed Salah announced earlier this week that, despite also having just one year remaining on his contract, he will stay at Liverpool next season.
To public knowledge, there have been no (new) nego-tiations between the sides over a new deal.
It was always expected that one of the Reds’ su-perstars would depart Anfield this summer, with both running out of contract and the arrivals (and star turns) of, first, Diogo Jota last season and, then, Luis Diaz this season. —AP
