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It remains to be seen as to who the real winner of Sadio Mane's summer departure will be.

The Senegalese star left Liverpool to join Bayern Munich in a package worth £35million, having won every trophy available to him in England as well as on the European stage. For Mane, the timing felt right for a new challenge away from the club.

Although supporters were sad to see the 30-year-old leave Anfield after becoming such an influential figure during his six-year spell, Mane's departure was certainly amicable and did not end on the same sour note as others who have pursued careers away from Merseyside in recent years.

Gini Wijnaldum serves as the most recent example of a player who opted for a fresh challenge abroad, only to find a matter of months later that his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain was not the dream move he had envisaged. Just one year on from joining the French side, the Dutch midfielder was left out of the club's pre-season tour and is reportedly up for sale.

Another player who left the Reds in similar circumstances after running down