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Sadio Mane was intended to be a transformational superstar at Bayern Munich. An indication of the Bundesliga club’s “gravitational pull”. After all, he was one of the guaranteed starters in Jurgen Klopp’s Champions League & Premier League-winning Liverpool sides.
But 13 months on he is no longer in Germany. Why? What happened during Mane’s time in Munich? Seb Stafford-Bloor explains. Craig Silcock illustrates.