Mane: I went to Bayern to get out of my comfort zone. Without Bayern, I would not have come to Saudi Arabia.

Hupu News on November 24th In the summer of 2022, Sadio Mane was signed by Bayern and brought to Germany, becoming the ace transfer in the entire Bundesliga. By then, the striker had already grown into an international superstar wearing a Liverpool shirt. The move proved to be a mistake and Mane's career in Munich was over just one year later. Now he thought back to that time.

In an appearance on former England international Rio Ferdinand's podcast, the 33-year-old Senegalese has now publicly explained why he is leaving Liverpool in 2022, despite being the face of their golden era for many years. "Liverpool is like home to me, that's my comfort zone," Mane said afterwards.

But it was this feel-good factor that became the trigger for his desire for change. "I wanted to try something new because I won almost all my games. His motivation was to get out of his comfort zone and go to the other side of the world to try new things," he explained.

There have been offers within the Premier League, but it is impossible for Mane to transfer within the Premier League. He believes that "there is no chance of surpassing Liverpool Football Club, both emotionally and athletically". Instead, he looked beyond England.

There, Bayern Munich quickly came to Mane's mind. "Bayern keeps pursuing, keeps pursuing. So I said, 'OK, let's try there.'" Bayern Munich hoped that Mane would become the new offensive leader and eventually signed him for about 32 million euros.

But this year in Munich was not smooth. Scoring 12 goals in 38 games is not enough for a player of his caliber.

Despite this, Mane looks back on his time at Bayern in a surprisingly positive light. "Without the Bayern move, I probably wouldn't have gone to Saudi Arabia at all," he said in the podcast.