Sadio Mane: Agent sets record straight on exit rumour but adds to Klopp gossip

Sadio Mane’s PR agent has denied the player’s wages were behind his Liverpool exit as rumours of a fall-out with Jurgen Klopp persist.

Mane, 30, shocked the footballing world by revealing his plans a day after the Reds Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. It was a bolt from the blue and something that left the Merseyside fans mystified. The Senegal international has now joined Bayern Munich, with Liverpool receiving an initial £27.4m.

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They could garner a further £7.7m from add-ons, making the transfer worth a potential £35.1m. While that is a decent sum for a player who had just one year left on his contract, there is still confusion surrounding his departure.

The official line from Mane himself is that he wanted to ‘see a new challenge’. However, some reports have suggested that his motivation for switching clubs was financial.

It was said the former Southampton man was unhappy with his wage structure and the deal on offer. However, the African’s PR agent, Bacary Cisse, has been quick to put the story to bed.

“Those are false rumours. We didn’t want to talk about that,” he