‘There are always arrogant idiots’ – Mane ‘third gear’ transfer statement from Saunders receives stinging rebuke from Watzke

Hans-Joachim Watzke has hit back at "arrogant" claims regarding Sadio Mane's move from Liverpool to Bayern Munich, with the Borussia Dortmund CEO making pointed criticism of ex-Reds star Dean Saunders' comments on the switch.

The Senegal international has ended his stay in the Premier League to make a move to the Bundesliga champions, in a switch the latter has suggested will prove an easy task for him with little stakes.

Watzke has been left frustrated by the words however, suggesting he is an "idiot" and pointing to a lack of English success in Europe last term.

"There are always some arrogant idiots like this one," Watzke told Bild on Saunders' comments.

"As a member of the board of Europe's club association ECA, I know that German football still has a good reputation.

"The English didn't win any of the three European Cup titles in the past season!"

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