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For the tens of thousands of Liverpool fans who thronged the city streets on Sunday, their last sight of Sadio Mane in a Reds shirt may well be of him looking glum on the open-top bus parade.

As Mane surveyed the sea of red below him, holding the Carabao Cup, he had already decided he wanted to say goodbye to all of this after six successful years. Mane is expected to tell the club he wants to leave and Bayern Munich believe the Senegal star will be heading to Bavaria.

Bayern have a three-year deal worth £250,000-a-week waiting for Mane to sign and CEO Oliver Kahn gave him a final once-over in Saturday’s Champions League final loss to Real Madrid. Liverpool want at least £35million to let him leave with a year remaining on his Anfield contract and must now ponder: How do you solve a problem like Mane?

Mane has been a star for Liverpool since he announced his arrival from Southampton for £30m in August 2016 with his stunning solo goal on his debut against Arsenal at the Emirates. In many ways, he was the catalyst for Liverpool’s rise under Jurgen Klopp and his fingerprints are all over the six trophies they have won in the last four seasons.

He has an impressive