LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Leroy Sane is reportedly accused of abusing Sadio Mane racially during their argument at Bayern Munich, according to the PR manager for the winger, Bacary Cisse.
After a terrible stint at Bayern just a year after joining from Liverpool, the Senegalese left the club on Tuesday for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr in a £34 million deal.
In April, Mane and Sane at Bayern Munich got into an argument following Bayern’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal match.
Mane and Sane were spotted fighting as the players exited the field, and it was said that Mane had struck his teammate in the face, leaving him with a bleeding lip.
Other players were reportedly forced to separate the two when they became verbally abusive toward one another.
Three months after the event, Cisse claimed that Sane had “racially insulted” his client and that Bayern had hushed up the “crazy” episode as the aftermath grew.
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Cisse responded, “Yes, indeed,” when asked whether Sane had indeed made racial remarks to Mane and if Bayern had attempted to hide the incident and protect Sane.
Certain details are off-limits to me. Because of this, I argued that Bayern was unappreciative. That is insane.
The day after the game, when the squad returned, Mane was reportedly picked up in a private vehicle at Munich Airport, while Sane boarded the team bus.
Following the incident, Sane was spotted sporting a cap in an apparent attempt to conceal his injuries. Days later, the players could be seen acting more civilizedly on the pitch.
Before attacking the German press for its portrayal of the incident, Cisse defended his client and discussed the personalities of both players in his estimation.
“Everyone who knows European football knows that Sane is a very condescending guy, while Sadio is very calm and has shown that everywhere he played,” he remarked.
‘Sane has exceeded the limits. Many wrong things were said about what happened. Many dirty things came out of the German press. They sided with Sane against Sadio. They said Sadio was fined €500k, which is a lie.
‘Sane apologized to Sadio after the incident. Why? Because he knew it was him who f***** up. He called some players and told them: “I sent a text to Sadio, tell him to respond”.
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‘Sadio responded and accepted his apology, but told him that shouldn’t happen again.’
Furthermore, Cisse sensationally said that the attacker left Bayern Munich because the team couldn’t comprehend why an African superstar was their highest-paid player rather than for any football-related reasons.
‘It wasn’t a footballing decision (to sell him),‘ he said. ‘Sadio’s salary bothered the Germans, they didn’t understand how an African joins the club and becomes the top earner ahead of everyone, so they wanted to get rid of him.
‘They never called the player’s representatives. They never told Sadio face-to-face that they wanted to get rid of him. They just sent (Thomas) Tuchel to tell him that he will be a third choice left winger.
‘Sadio has nothing to prove to the Germans. He didn’t become what he’s become thanks to Bayern. It was thanks to Liverpool. Bayern were ungrateful. They were paying an African all this money, and that hurt them.’