LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Bayern Munich has reacted to allegations of racism made against the team and Leroy Sane by Sadio Mane’s adviser, Bacary Cisse.
Sane and the ex-Liverpool player got into a highly publicized altercation in the team’s locker room following Bayern’s defeat at the hands of Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinals.
Mane allegedly assaulted the former Manchester City winger, for which the Bavarian powerhouse suspended him.
Sane and the Bayern authorities’ issue with ‘Mane’s skin color,’ according to Cisse, was to blame for the incident.
Mane’s departure, according to the player’s representation, was not motivated by football, and it was also because the club did not want “an African” to be its “top earner.” Bayern has since reacted to his remarks.
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The press release read: “We cancelled Sadio Mané’s contract by mutual agreement. Accusations of racism, which are now being levelled by Sadio’s entourage, are unfounded and have been from the start. Our coach Thomas Tuchel has also never told Sadio that he can never use him.
“FC Bayern liked Sadio Mané as a man and as a player. Unfortunately, the objectives that we set together when he signed weren’t achieved. That happens in football. We wish Sadio all the best and for lots of success at his new club,”
Following a somewhat disappointing and contentious time with the Bayern Munich, Mane has now teamed up with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and will be aiming to put his Bayern days behind him.
Mane is a part of the huge trend that is transporting seasoned athletes from Europe to the Middle East.
It’s expected that more expensive deals will be done during the current transfer window and more will follow in 2024.