Liverpool 'REJECT opening £21million bid from Bayern to sign Mane'

Liverpool have reportedly rejected an opening £21million plus £4m in add-ons bid from Bayern Munich to sign Sadio Mane. 

The Senegalese forward has been heavily linked with a departure from Anfield this summer and recently gave the clearest indication yet that his days at the club are numbered. 

With just a year remaining on his current contract, Bundesliga champions Bayern have been tipped as Mane's next destination.  

According to The Times, Liverpool have rejected an opening £21million bid from the German side for the forward. 

The offer is said to have been received last week and it included a further £4m in add-ons providing Bayern win the Champions League in the future. 

Liverpool didn't entertain the offer as they believe Mane, who has won every trophy possible with the Reds, is worth more but they haven't set a price on the player. 

The report also claims Jurgen Klopp's side hold an interest in Benfica striker Darwin Nunez but they will not pursue him at any cost. 

In the build-up to Senegal's Africa Cup of Nation qualifier clash with Benin, Mane said: '60 to 70 per cent of Senegalese want me to leave Liverpool? I'll do what they want.'

The 30-year-old went on to score a hat-trick in a 3-1 win - becoming the country's all-time leading goalscorer - and clarified his previous statement, claiming he was 'joking'. 

'I spoke yesterday while joking with a bit of humour and it was everywhere. I think we'll stop there.

'Liverpool is a club I respect a lot. The fans adopted me since day one. Regarding the future, we'll see,' Mane told Canal+. 

Bayern want to play Mane alongside Robert Lewandowski - provided he doesn't leave for Barcelona having himself declared his days at his current club are numbered.  

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