Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits he’s surprised by Sadio Mane’s failed move to Bayern Munich.
The Senegal star left Liverpool after seven years last summer in order to join the Bundesliga giants.
Bayern paid a fee of around £34million for the winger, who had played a major part in the Reds’ season that saw them win two trophies, finish runners-up in the Premier League and finalists in the Champions League.
However, Mane’s debut campaign in Bavaria turned into a nightmare as the German giants changed managers, and he had a public bust-up with team-mate Leroy Sane.
Mane is now in Dubai to undergo a medical with Al-Nassr, before putting pen-to-paper on a £650,000-a-week deal with the Saudi club.
It’s an astonishing fall from grace from Mane, who was considered one of the best players in the world 18 months ago.
And Klopp admits he’s shocked at how things have panned out for Mane in Germany.
‘I don’t know what went wrong [at Bayern],’ said Klopp.
‘When he left us, he left us on a high in really good shape, world class player.
‘New environment, new expectations maybe. I didn’t speak to Sadio about it.’
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