Liverpool can solve Sadio Mane transfer problem by signing Jurgen Klopp's 'best player'

There are so many reasons why Liverpool don't want to lose Sadio Mane.

The Senegal international, 30, has enjoyed perhaps his best ever season - inspiring his country to victory in the Africa Cup of Nations final and qualification for this year's World Cup. He also helped the Reds win the FA Cup and EFL Cup, scoring 23 goals at club level.

Mane is at the top of his game, yet Liverpool may have no choice but to sell him this summer. He reportedly wants to leave the club and is about to enter the final year of his contract. Yet Liverpool do have a solution to this dilemma - signing Robert Lewandowski.

The 33-year-old's current club Bayern Munich are believed to be leading the race for Mane's signature and are expected to offer Liverpool £25million shortly. That bid will be turned down, although it's believed the Reds will accept around £42.5m for the forward.

That would still be a bargain for Mane, who is unquestionably one of the finest players in Europe. Although that's good news for Bayern, the Germans are worried about losing Lewandowski after he publicly declared his desire to leave Bavaria.

"What is certain at the moment is that my career at Bayern is over," Lewandowski told reporters. "I don't see any chance of continuing my career at this club. Let's see what we can do in the next two weeks, I don't want to continue at the club."

Barcelona are leading the race for the Poland international, who has only one year left on his existing deal - just like Mane. Yet Liverpool should make a move for Lewandowski and propose a swap deal with Bayern for Mane... if they can't persuade him to stay.

Despite his advancing years, there's no questioning Lewandowski's goalscoring ability. The two-time FIFA Player of the Year