Sadio Mane is on edge at Bayern Munich after punching teammate Leroy Sane in the dressing room after England’s 0-3 defeat to Manchester City in a Champions League quarter-final, leaving the Bavarians on edge of shutdown.
The incident already resulted in a heavy fine for the Senegalese international, who came over from Liverpool for 32 million euros at the start of the season. The amount was not specified in the statement issued on Thursday by the club, which announced that Mane will be out of tomorrow’s game with Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for “misconduct” in the Champions League match.
According to the German television channel Sport1, a first meeting (Wednesday) between Oliver Kahn, CEO of Bayern, and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic even raised the possibility that Mane would be expelled from the team, something the striker put an end to. avoid up with apologies to Leroy Sané, but also to the other teammates and coaches. Tempers were eventually calmed down, after the two managers – both former footballers – were hired and settled the matter for the time being with a fine.
Still, Sky Sports television station reported that Sadio Mane, 31, is unlikely to stay at Bayern beyond the end of the season, despite being on contract until 2025, as there are several players in the squad who condemn the Senegalese’s behaviour. , who had already had a fight with former coach Julian Naglesmann before this incident.
In addition, after a promising start to the season in which he scored 11 goals in 23 appearances, an injury pulled him out of the 2022 World Cup in early November and, when he returned to the field at the end of February, performances were not as expected. , now culminating in the aggression that bloodied Leroy Sané’s lip. And the reason for the incident was simply that the German winger failed to pass the ball to him in the 83rd minute, when he was in a good position to hit Ederson’s goal and cut the three-goal deficit.
10-time champion in turbulence
It’s been a long time since there was such a big turmoil at Bayern Munich. After 10 consecutive seasons of being champion of Germany, behold, the peaceful days of the monotony of victory have come to an end. And the loss to Manchester City is just the culmination of four tough weeks.
It all started with the dismissal of Naglesmann during the international break and after the defeat in Leverkusen on March 19. More than the results – he had only three defeats at the time – the coach had lost the confidence of the team after the incident with Mane, so that the Bayern management was in the business cycle to fire the coach and replace him with Thomas Tuchel .
But in just a month, the former Chelsea coach was knocked out of the German Cup, jeopardizing his continuity in the Champions League. And despite regaining the lead of the Bundesliga, there is already news that the club’s management are already regretting hiring him.
Source: DN
